Fire & EMSWednesday, November 4
Fire District 2's EMS levy is falling short of the 60% it needs for the second time this year
The Good Day Port Angeles team
If you live in Fire District 2, the EMS levy is short again. Proposition 1 had 55.71% of the vote in Tuesday night's initial returns. It got 54.21% in the Aug. 4 primary.
Fire District 2's EMS levy is short of the 60% it needs
55.71%Yes votes in Tuesday's initial returns
Source: Peninsula Daily News
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Yes votes in Tuesday's initial returns | 55.71% |
| Needed to pass | 60.00% |
The 10-year levy would collect up to 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. The district has paid for EMS from its fire levy since launching its paramedic program in 2012, a choice Chief Jake Patterson called "kicking that can down the road." My Clallam County reports more ballots remain to be counted.
- District 1 levy lid lift to $1 per $1,000: 56.10% yes
- District 6 one-year lift to $1.50 per $1,000: 62.69% yes
- Levy money could be spent only on emergency medical services
Fire District 2 by the numbers
- 9,800
- people the district serves
- 2,000+
- calls last year, a record
- $250
- a year on a $500,000 home under the levy
- $1.2 million
- a year the levy would bring in
Source: Peninsula Daily News
Sources: Peninsula Daily News, My Clallam County