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If you live in the county you are aware of the tax that already exists that is allocated to the Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District. As it stands now the tax pays the district 21 cents per every 100 dollars of assessed property value. The new proposal will raise that amount by 25 cents to 46 cents per every 100 dollars of assessed value. This tax is only assessed to property owners in the protection district and not those people living within the city limits of Waynesville. The new tax won’t go into effect until January 2011, so there will be enough time to prepare for the increase.First, let’s look at how much you would actually have to pay under the new tax plan. Say you have an assessed property value of 150,000 dollars. Under the new tax you will only need to pay 71.25 dollars annually. This is only a small increase from the current system. Don't immediately write this off. It has far more beneficial aspects than negative, and it would be well worth the money. What would the new funds be used for within the fire district? The money would be split into three different areas: First, 20 cents of the additional amount would be allocated to keep the full time staff employed. Traditionally, when you live in an area that has a full time staff it lowers your homeowner's insurance noticeably. Having paid personnel lowers response times, and since the department began employing full time shifts the response time to all parts of the district has been cut in half. Lowered response times means more efficient EMS responses and better opportunities to save homes and property in cases of fire. On an all volunteer department the response times range anywhere from 6-10 minutes just for a full crew to get to the station. Add the amount of time it takes to put gear on and the time it takes to get from the station to the call, and the response time would suffer greatly. Second, 4 cents of the new tax money would be put toward a capital improvement fund. This is for replacing older apparatus that in some cases are 38 years old. The newest fire engine that the department owns is a 1999. The replacement program would replace the older trucks with newer, more contemporary trucks to strengthen the reliability of the fleet. Also, the program will go to update and improve on the existing stations and to build newer stations in the outer regions of the district. Lastly, 1 cent would be used to fund the Public Education and Firefighter Training Program. The increased funds into this area will expand the fire prevention work that the department does with school age children in the area schools, and would allow the department to spend more time working in the schools throughout the year. The program would also fund a Smoke Detector Program. This program would be for purchasing and installing smoke detectors in the homes of elderly residents in the district. Finally this program would further the training of all department personnel, career or volunteer, on all aspects of the fire service. The mission of the Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District is to support the community’s goal of increased fire safety and education, while producing highly trained and motivated personnel capable of meeting that goal. The uses of the new tax money will benefit all of the people in the district and in the surrounding districts. For few extra dollars annually the people of the area will have a well trained, well equipped, and adequately staffed fire protection every second of every day. Without the money, it won’t be possible to provide the service that the area has become accustomed to. If you want or need anymore information on the tax issue or the department in general contact the Waynesville Fire Station or talk to the firefighters whenever you see them.
The extra $70 +/- it would cost could easily be made up in lower insurance premiums. My premium was lowered by around $100 because of how close I lived to a fire hydrant...
But you live in the city, I live in the county, there are no fire hydrants.
Is the LE tax going to be on that ballot?
i think that after the fire at shannon valley apartments it is clear that the full time firefighters need to be kept around. if they hadn't gotten there as fast as they did, those people could have died and more people could have lost their homes. i for one will vote yes on the 6th i hope everyone else sees how important this actually is.
Just always surprises me how everyone wants the funds doubled from what they currently operate on. Seems like a sudden big jump to me.
Isn't this like the 4th attempt to pass this tax? The money spent on the ballots could have bought some nice equipment.
The ladder truck was bought used, but it also helps with the ISO rating. With the fulltime staff. The reason for "so many firefighters" is because the Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District recieved a grant to hire 12 fulltime positions, also per NFPA having four people on a Engine is considered a full crew. That means when they arrive on scene they can make an interior attack, getting the fire out faster. The department is run day to day by the fire chief, but there is a five person board that votes on anything the department needs or wants. These people on the board have been voted in by the pulic the serve terms just like th sheriff or commisioners. If you have any questions just call the station the number is 573 774 5449.
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Hickory dickory doc.....Three mice ran up the clock......The clock struck one......and 2 got away with just minor injurys