ESD2 voters approve new sales tax to help fund equipment, facilities
By John Dilmore
Voters in Cass County Emergency Services District 2 on May 6 approved a new sales and use tax to help with equipment and facilities.
Unofficial results posted Saturday night indicate 72.84 percent of voters approved of the measure, while 27.16 percent voted against it.
The proposal was for a sales and use tax of 0.25 percent (one-quarter percent) within the ESD2 territory.
Revenue from the tax will help ESD2 combat funding challenges that include a fleet of aging vehicles.
A new engine is the most glaring need, but improvements to stations are also planned, district officials have said.
ESD2 is responsible for fire protection and medical first response in a 160-square-mile area in northeast Cass County.
For more on this and other local elections, see the May 10 Citizens Journal.
- Log in to post comments
