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| Station 65, 145 NE 155th St |
By Evan Smith
The Shoreline Fire Department will have two propositions on the August 4 primary election ballot.
The fire district covers the same area as the city of Shoreline. The Shoreline Fire District also provides fire and emergency-medical service by contract to Woodway and emergency-medical service to Lake Forest Park, Kenmore, Woodinville and nearby areas, but people in those areas don't vote in district elections.
Proposition 1 on the August ballot would replace part of the property tax with a benefit charge that would tax property owners on the likelihood of needing fire service rather than on the assessed value of the property.
Proposition 2 is a capital bond issue to rebuild one building, add an out-building to another fire station, and to replace old equipment.
Each measure requires a 60 percent majority to pass.
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Anyone wanting a closer look at a fire station and more information about the ballot measures is invited to a Firehouse Talk and Tour on Thursday, June 18 at Station 65, 145 NE 155th Street, any time between 6:30 to 8:00pm.
Interesting. Who would determine the amount of "likelihood of needing of needing fire service" and the scale of the "benefit fee". Sounds like a blank check. Firefighters and EMT's are important - don't get me wrong. But it's interesting that there hasn't been any belt tightening in the branch of government.
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