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Should Mason and Deerfield Twp. cooperate on emergency services?
The Mason Safety Committee will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. tonight, April 7 to explain the fire levy ballot question and they will also explain why three new fire stations are needed, regardless of how much the city and Deerfield Twp. collaborate on emergency services. Mason City Council had first readings on resolutions Monday, March 17, to put an additional fire levy question before voters in a special election Aug. 5. The current 5-mill levy expired in 2007 and the city has determined it needs a renewal, plus an additional two mills, to build and staff three new stations in order to meet National Fire Protection Association standards. If the referendum passes, taxpayers with property valued at $100,000 would pay approximately $70 more per year, or $210 total. Deerfield Twp. and Mason have been working on joint solutions to better serve the entire region. They have discussed automatic response by Mason to the northern part of the township and township emergency crews responding to the area around the Beach first. Elected officials have held back on making such a move, some have said they want to be able to reach their own residents first. Others have said it doesn’t matter what uniform an emergency worker is wearing, just so they get there quickly. How do you think Mason and Deerfield Twp. should cooperate on emergency services?
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