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Levy Lid-Lift Roundtable - 03/25/24

We would love for you to check out our Levy Lid Lift Roundtable this Wednesday.  That's where we can answer questions about the upcoming lid lift on the August ballot.  It's at Station 63 in Salmon Creek, 1303 NE 136th Street, starting at 6 p.m.  And if folks can't attend in person they can check it out live on our website:  ccfd6.org 

Parade of Bands Registration Still Open - 03/21/24


There's still time to enter the Hazel Dell Salmon Creek Business Associations 58th annual Parade of Bands. Registration packets are available at Minuteman Press on Highway 99 (7415 NE Highway 99) or through the HDSCBA website at www.hdscba.org.  In the past packets were available at Clark County Fire District 6, however due to construction they are not available at Station 61 this year.


The parade is set for Saturday, May 18th at 10:30 a.m. in Hazel Dell.

 

 


 

High Call Volume Promts Fire District to Offer Levy Lid-Lift - 03/20/24

Increased emergency calls and a drop in levy funding has prompted Commissioners with Clark County Fire District 6 to vote in favor of putting a levy lid-lift on the ballot.

Fire District 6 boundaries encompass 37 square miles of unincorporated land including neighborhoods of Hazel Dell, Salmon Creek, Lake Shore, Mt. Vista and the Fairgrounds. In the last five years alone emergency calls have surged a whopping 33 percent!

At the same time the numbers from our last fire levy—passed by voters in 2020—has dropped from $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed home value to $1.15 per $1,000. That’s money we use to improve coverage and reduce call time to our citizens in need.

The levy lid-lift is not a new tax.  It simply asks citizens to restore the fire operations levy to the original level that voters approved four years ago.  The additional costs to an owner of a $350,000 home would be less than $10 a month. We do not get any additional governmental funds to operate the fire district. Voters would see the levy proposal on the August 6 ballot.

 

Surge in Emergency Calls Prompt Levy Lid-Lift Request - 03/19/24

A sharp increase in emergency calls combined with a drop in funding is prompting Commissioners with Clark County Fire District 6 to consider asking for a Levy Lid-lift later this summer. 

Fire District 6 responded to nearly 12,000 emergency calls last year in a service area that’s 37 square miles in size.  If that seems like a lot…it is.  In the last five years our call volume surged a whopping 33%.

At the same time the numbers from our last fire levy—passed by voters in 2020—have dropped from $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed home value to $1.15 per $1,000.  That’s money we use to improve coverage and reduce call time to our citizens in need.

The levy lid-lift is not a new tax.  It simply asks citizens to restore the fire operations levy to the original level that voters approved four years ago.  The additional costs to an owner of a $350,000 home would be less than $10 a month. We do not get any additional governmental funds to operate the fire district. Voters would see the levy proposal on the August 6 ballot.

We welcome public feedback at today’s Commissioners meeting, set for 6 p.m. at Station 63, 1303 NE 136th STREET. Citizens can also weigh in on the lid-lift proposal via zoom link.