Central Township Joint Fire District Levy Replacement (November 2011)
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A Central Township Joint Fire District Levy Replacement measure was on the November 8, 2011 ballot in the Central township joint fire district area which is in Madison County.
This measure was approved
- YES 1,155 (68.06%)
- NO 542 (31.94%)[1]
This measure sought to replace the current fire levy with one set at a rate of $.47 per $100 of assessed property value for a period of five years in order to further pay for maintenance and operations costs in the fire district area.[2]
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| A replacement of a tax for the benefit of the Central Townships Joint Fire District for the purpose of PROVIDING PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE, PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING FIRE APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, BUILDINGS AND SITES FOR APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY, MATERIALS FOR SUCH WATER SUPPLY, LINES OF FIRE-ALARM TELEGRAPH, AND THE PAYMENT OF PERMANENT, PART-TIME, OR VOLUNTEER FIRE-FIGHTING COMPANIES TO OPERATE SUCH EQUIPMENT at a rate not exceeding four and seventy-five hundredths (4.75) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to forty-seven and one-half cents ($0.475) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years, commencing in 2012 first due in calendar year 2013.[3] |
Footnotes
- ↑ Madison County Board of Elections, November Election Results
- ↑ Madison County Board of Elections, November Sample Ballot
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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