Enumclaw Courier-Herald, April 10, 2013

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Fire district 44 seeks levy increase By Kris Hill

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While adding a significant collection to their inventory of Plateau memorabilia, volunteers at the Enumclaw History Museum decided to keep their doors locked for six weeks. The Marion Street museum will be the new home for the pioneer collection that has been housed at the Enumclaw library. Included are hundreds of photographs, papers, books and artifacts, along with display cases. A large part of the collection was donated by the Schlotfeldt family in 1963, but other families and individuals have contributed through the years. The collection was an integral part of the discussion when Enumclaw voters agreed that the city-owned library

For the first time since it was established in 1953, King County Fire District 44 officials will ask voters for a levy beyond its current funding through property taxes. Also known as Mountain View Fire and Rescue, the district’s Board of Commissioners approved putting a levy on the April 23 special election ballot. If passed, the additional revenue from the four-year levy would allow the district to maintain its current staffing levels.

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According to information provided Mountain View Fire Chief Greg Smith, a 39.8 percent drop in assessed property values during the past four years in Fire District 44 have led to a substantial drop in its revenues, more than $1.8 million since 2008. As a result of this dip, district officials have cut five administrative, support and maintenance positions nor was a vacant firefighter position filled in the past two years. “I have been the fire chief here for 20 years,” Smith said in the release. “Never has the economic impact of property values obstructed our capacity to maintain a minimum level of service. We have always been able to find an avenue to overcome a couple years of declining property values, however, never have these circumstances persisted this long.” During the past two years District 44 has supplemented its budget with emergency reserve funds and officials expect assessed property

values to drop Special Election another 9.21 percent this year, 4Ballots must be post which would marked by April 23. reduce operating 4If the levy passes revenues an addithe estimated increase tional $283,685. is $2.58 a month for District 44 $100,000 of estimated currently collects value. $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. If the levy is approved, the additional maximum tax is estimated to be no more than $31 more a year or $2.58 a month for $100,000 assessed valuation. Mountain View Fire has a mix of career and volunteer firefighters. There are 17 career fire-

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