Three community meetings have been scheduled to go over information about the new station and the bond election scheduled for May 18th. All meetings will be at the Fire Station from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. We hope to see all those interested in the future of Glide Rural Fire Protection District in attendance.
Tuesday April 20th
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At the February meeting the Glide Rural Fire Protection District Board approved going out for a bond election at the May 2010 general election. The new measure will be 2.95 million, a reduction of $900,000 from the measure that was defeated in 2008. Most of the reduction is because of a redesign of the fire [...]
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After much discussion among the fire district officers and the Board of Directors it has been decided to look at what the district needs to continue our current level of service. The new station will provide for our current needs, however will not provide for much future growth. The new design eliminates two engine bays [...]
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From reading the many suggestions and comments it was evident that we need to get more information out about the new building for the fire district and our current needs. Many people felt that the current building was OK and we should just remodel. This was also the first option that we looked at almost [...]
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After the defeat of our bond levy last November we conducted a mail survey asking voters several questions about the bond levy and the future of the fire district. We sent out questionnaires to every household in the district and received a little over 20% response. Of those that responded 74% thought that we [...]
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The Glide Fire District finished paying for the $275,000 bond that was passed by voters in 1999. This bond was used to purchase a new 2000 Pierce fire engine. During the repayment period the fire district refunded more than $10,000 in funds that were not needed for the purchase of the fire engine, resulting in [...]
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