Cottleville Fire District Levy Addition (April 2012)

A Cottleville Fire District Levy Addition measure was on the April 3, 2012 ballot in the Cottleville fire district area which is in St. Charles County.

This measure was defeated

• YES 1,983 (46.54%)
• NO 2,278 (53.46%)d

This measure sought to add to the current district levy at a rate of $.27 per $100 of assessed value in order to further pay for operational costs in the district.

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:

In order to implement the recommendations made by the community participants of the CARES (Citizens Advancing Responsible Emergency Services) program to preserve the current level of emergency services, provide up-to-date firefighter/EMT training, retain and recruit quality firefighter/EMTs, meet national standards for the number of emergency responders, and replace aging, out-of-date equipment, shall the Board of Directors of the Cottleville Fire Protection District, which serves St. Charles County, Missouri, be authorized to levy an additional tax of not more than Twenty-seven cents ($.27) per one hundred dollars (($100.00) assessed valuation, the revenues from which shall be deposited in the General fund and used for the operation of the district?