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Statement
For:
Why
We Need Approval
Last year, your 25 volunteer members responded to 550 calls
(75% of which were aid calls). This is double the number of
calls when you generously passed the first bond. Because of
recent tax initiatives, we are unable to provide the Washington
State Department of Labor & Industries mandated equipment
and the quality service and protection you deserve without a
continuation of funding in the form of a general obligation
bond for $600,000.
What
It Will Cost
Principal amount of bond: $600,000. Maturity of bond: 10 years
(2003-2013). Estimated tax levy rate: $0.39 per $1,000. Example:
$50,000 assessed value would pay just $1.63 per month or $19.56
per year as opposed to the current bond ending in Dec. 2002
that cost $0.72 in 1992.
What
Will The Funds Do For You
Purchase a new fire engine to help meet the needs in our district.
Purchase Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
mandated breathing apparatus and other safety equipment that
is essential to protect your lives and property.
Please,
Support The Bond
Help your fire department volunteers help you. Please,
vote “yes” for:
Thurston County Fire Protection District #4
Rainier Fire Department
$600,000 Bond for Fire Engine, Lifesaving & Firefighting
Equipment
Thank
you for your continued support.
Voters’ Pamphlet statement prepared by: David Essensa,
Kathleen Devin, Clinton Farmer, Rita Hutcheson and Volunteers
for Protection.
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No Statement
Against:
No
one could be found to write a statement against the Fire Protection
District No. 4 (Rainier) – General Obligation Bonds.
Explanatory
Statement :
Passage
of Proposition 1 would authorize Fire Protection District No.
4 (Rainier Fire) Thurston County, Washington, to issue $600,000
of general obligation bonds to pay the costs of acquiring a
new fire engine and life-saving and fire-fighting equipment.
The bonds will mature within 10 years after issuance and will
be repaid from annual excess property tax levies made upon all
taxable property within the District. The exact amount of such
annual levies will depend on the interest rates available at
the time the bonds are sold, but the average levy rate during
the term of the bonds is expected to be no more than $0.39 per
$1,000 of assessed value.
Explanatory
Statement prepared by: James P. McNeill III of Foster Pepper
& Shefelman PLLC
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Explanatory Statement
Passage
of Proposition 1 would authorize Fire Protection District No.
4 (Rainier Fire) Thurston County, Washington, to issue $600,000
of general obligation bonds to pay the costs of acquiring a
new fire engine and life-saving and fire-fighting equipment.
The bonds will mature within 10 years after issuance and will
be repaid from annual excess property tax levies made upon all
taxable property within the District. The exact amount of such
annual levies will depend on the interest rates available at
the time the bonds are sold, but the average levy rate during
the term of the bonds is expected to be no more than $0.39 per
$1,000 of assessed value.
Explanatory
Statement prepared by: James P. McNeill III of Foster Pepper
& Shefelman PLLC
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