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estate (after land use values were applied) to the Fire and Rescue Association to cover insurance costs for all companies ($93,000), provide a small equipment upgrade allowance of $2,500 per company and leave a small amount to be used toward training and for radio maintenance. The additional one cent on real estate and 20 cents on personal property were needed to cover the request for operating expenses. No funds were requested nor allocated for any kind of large equipment purchase nor 'salaries of any sort. As an example: A one-cent increase on real estate assessed at $150,000 would only add $15 to the tax bill. A 20-cent increase on personal property assess at $3,000 would cost the tax payer an additional $6.
The fire and rescue companies have managed to survive through donations and fund raisers for over fifty years, but things have changed. Equipment large and small has become incredibly expensive. The yearly payment for Flint Hill’s 1988 pumper was nearly equal to the camival’s net for one year (17,500).
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