Wednesday, March 1, 2000
Butler Co. police, fire levies
BY RANDY McNUTT
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Voters in Liberty Township, Fairfield and Monroe face police and fire levies in the primary election.
In Liberty Township, voters will consider a 3-mill police levy that would run for five years and increase staffing by one to two officers a year beginning in 2001.
“With the population growing ... there is an increased need for police protection,” said Township Administrator Nell Kilpatrick. “Several (police) grants that we received are expiring.
“We need to compensate for the lost funds if we're to provide the same level of coverage that residents have had for the past few years. We can't cut back on our coverage.”
Homeowners pay $3.80 a month on the current police levy if they have a house with a market value of $100,000. If voters approve the proposed 3-mill levy, the cost for the same homeowner would increase to $7.88 a month.
In Fairfield, the city wants to add to its fire and paramedic squad and has proposed a new levy.
“It's council's intention to replace two levies with one,” said Jim Hanson, city financial director.
By passing a proposed 4.65-mill continuing levy, the city could raise about $3.8 million and eliminate the current 2-mill fire and 1.25-mill paramedic levies.
Owners of houses with a market value of $100,000 would pay $146 a year, he said.
“That would be $73 more than they are currently paying,” he said. “But the single levy would allow us to double the current number of full-time personnel. It would be a big help.”
The fire department would add nine more paramedics-firefighters to the nine who already work in the department, Mr. Hanson said.
In Monroe, voters will consider an additional 2-mill levy for fire and emergency medical services for five years.
Finance Director Dave Collins said the levy would generate $1.7 million. The owner of a house with a market value of $125,000 would pay $29.76 a year, he said.
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