Northstar Fire Department

2022 Northstar Fire Department Measure U Project Season

Summer is upon us and your tax dollars for Measure U are already at work to help mitigate the impacts of wildfire to the community of Northstar.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Measure U, Wildfire Prevention Parcel Tax, here is a brief background.

On June 28, 2021, the Northstar Community Services District Board of Directors placed Measure U, a wildfire prevention parcel tax measure, on the November 2, 2021, ballot to ensure that the Northstar Fire Department can fully implement the Community Wildfire Prevention Plan (CWPP). The measure will cost up to $219 per parcel, per year for 10 years, to provide a stable, dedicated source of local funding for wildfire prevention efforts, including:

• Removing dry brush, dead trees and fire hazards, to reduce wildfire risk and promote forest and watershed health • Providing vegetation management around neighborhoods and critical infrastructure

• Improving evacuation routes • Maintaining and adding firebreaks where needed to prevent the spread of wildfire • Providing homeowners with easy and inexpensive disposal options for pine needles and green waste, including Green

Waste Dumpster rental rebates and five annual curbside pickup events • Providing matching funds to large parcel owners for fire prevention compliance work

For this project season you will see your tax dollars complete the following:

• Five curbside pick-up sessions for the residential properties and two pick-ups for the condominium associations. Four of the five sessions have been completed. The remaining pickup date is as follows:

Single-family residential/condominium association curbside pick-up

• Monday, August 1st, 2022 * (Includes condominium associations)

• Forest fuels reduction enhancing a 300’ fuel break from residential structures and evacuation routes.

The map depicts the project areas to be treated this summer by the Northstar Fire Department and its contractors. The areas chosen, have been identified as a high priority area for treatment due to fuel loading, forest stand density, tree mortality and to provide evacuation route safety.

If one of the treatment areas is near your property, expect to see crews working between July 1st and October 1st. The intention of this work will not only mitigate hazardous forest fuels but also help to restore our forests back to its historical state, which in turn will promote forest diversity, wildlife habitat, improve water infiltration/storage and reduce tree mortality.

For more questions regarding the Measure U program, please visit the following links or contact Forester Joe Barron at the following: Office 530.562.1212 x2, r jbarron@northstarcsd.org Measure U Initiative www.northstarcsd. N orthstar D i v e org/wildfirepreventionmeasure

Curbside Pick-Up Guidelines

www.northstarcsd.org/Yard-Debris-andDefensible-Space-Recycling

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