S-W council to seek $2 million bond for new fire station
July 23, 2008 - 11:03 PM
by Elliott Wilson
by Elliott Wilson
If approved, Sedro-Woolley residential property owners would pay about $17 a year per $100,000 in assessed valuation. However, there would be tax breaks for low-income residents, Finance Director Patsy Nelson said.
The bond would pay for a fire engine, a ladder truck capable of reaching at least 103 feet into the air and most of a new fire station on Portobello Road, City Supervisor and Attorney Eron Berg told council members before the vote.
The station is expected to cost $1 million, with $750,000 coming from the proposed bond and the remaining $250,000 from fire impact fees and real estate excise tax.
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