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Grant County Fire District No. 7 Proposition 1: six-year EMS levy ($0.50 per $1,000)

On the ballot in
Grant County Fire Protection District No. 7
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

The Board of Fire Commissioners of Grant County Fire Protection District No. 7 adopted Resolution No. 07082026-A concerning a proposition to fund emergency medical services. This proposition would authorize the board of commissioners to replace the last two years of the existing voter approved EMS levy and continue to fund emergency medical services for its citizens by imposing a regular property tax levy of $.50 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation for a period of six consecutive years to be first levied in 2026 and collected beginning in 2027. Should this proposition be enacted into law?

A “Yes” vote means

Replaces the last two years of the 2022 EMS levy with a six-year EMS property tax of up to $0.50 per $1,000, first collected in 2027.

A “No” vote means

The new six-year EMS levy of up to $0.50 per $1,000 is not approved.

Official plain English statement

In 2022, Grant County Fire Protection District No. 7 voters approved six-year Emergency Medical Service (EMS) property tax levy at a rate not to exceed $.25 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. The Board of Commissioners temporarily suspend that levy in 2024. If approved by the voters, this measure will authorize the Board of Commissioners to replace the final two years of the 2022 voter approved EMS levy and continue for six years (beginning with a levy in 2026 to be collected in 2027) an EMS property tax levy at a rate not to exceed $0.50 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. Approval of the levy will allow the District to maintain and improve the level of emergency medical services currently provided on a continuing basis including basic, intermediate and advanced life support services by certified emergency medical technicians and paramedics. The revenue from this levy will be used by the District exclusively for emergency medical services. If the levy is approved, the EMS tax on a $300,000 assessed valuation residence would not exceed $150.00 each year or approximately $12.50 per month for the emergency medical service's.

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