Edgewater neighbors,
Your ballot has two key questions that directly relate to the safety and financial well-being of our community. We have an opportunity to join forces with the Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District to provide modern fire protection that addresses the needs of our community.
Just a few reasons to vote YES on 2A and FOR 5A:
- Our current level of service is inadequate for our needs -
- We're set up for 300 calls per year, but we respond to over 900 each year.
- We can't get enough volunteer fire fighters from our area to sustain our Department.
- It's not safe to continue with our current level of service -
- Who's going to respond to emergency calls if we can't adequately staff our Department?
- Our Insurance Service Office (ISO) rating is getting worse. The Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District has developed a comprehensive plan for having a top-rated department in the next few years.
- Inclusion with theWheat Ridge Fire Protection District would be much cheaper than going it alone -
- If we join, our 5.03 mills would go up to 7.5 mills; this amounts to just $39.32 more per year for Edgewater residents with homes valued at $200,000.
- If we don't join, our mill would have to go up to at least 22.65 mills for an equal level of fire protection (equalling about $280.51 per year).
- And if we don't join and don't improve our service, our homeowner's insurance would likely increase due to a poor safety rating.
- We will get a new fire house built IN EDGEWATER in the next few years.
- New, much-needed equipment will be included.
- Our current and former chiefs support Inclusion - Nine chiefs, dating back to 1957 have gone on record in support of this plan.
- Our fire fighters will be able to do shift-work -- They will no longer need to be on-call at all hours of the day and night. They can spend more time with their families!
Thanks,
Myra
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