Fire District 9, Prop. 1
Election Results
| Option | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Levy Yes | 7,176 | 68.53% |
| Levy No | 3,295 | 31.47% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
About the Measure
The Board of Commissioners of Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 9 adopted Resolution No. 12-11 concerning a proposition to meet the District’s maintenance and operation needs. This proposition would authorize the District to levy the following taxes, in place of an existing levy, upon all taxable property within the District, for support of the District’s Expense Fund expenditures for maintenance, operations and emergency medical services:
Levy in 2012 for collection in 2013, a levy rate of approximately $1.73 per $1,000 of assessed value, to provide a levy amount of $6,091,000; Levy in 2013 for collection in 2014, a levy rate of approximately $1.77 per $1,000 of assessed value, to provide a levy amount of $6,294,000.