CLAY TOWNSHIP 2026 FIRE AND EMS LEVY! ON MAY 5, 2026 VOTERS IN THE TOWNSHIP WILL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER A 2.5 MIL FIRE AND EMS LEVY THAT WILL COST $88 PER $100,000 OF THE COUNTY AUDITORS FAIR MARKET VALUE. THE LEVY WILL GENERATE AN ESTIMATED REVENUE OF $805,561 WHICH IS INTENDED TO BE SPENT ON OPERATIONAL COSTS AND BRINGING EQUIPMENT UP TO DATE. THIS AMOUNT WILL BE PAID IN WHOLE PER THE TOWNSHIP'S FIRE AND EMS CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE BROOKVILLE FIRE DEPT AT 60%, THE VILLAGE OF PHILLIPSBURG FIRE DEPT AT 35%, AND THE VILLAGE OF VERONA'S FIRE DEPT AT 5%. SEVERAL OPEN MEETINGS WERE HELD WITH ALL THREE FIRE CHIEFS FROM DECEMBER OF 2025 - FEBRUARY OF 2026 TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STANDINGS AND OPERATIONAL STATUSES OF ALL THREE DEPARTMENTS AND SUFFICENT INFORMATION WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO SUPPORT THEIR LEVY REQUEST. ON FEBRUARY 3, 2026 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED RESOLUTION 2026-007 A RESOLUTION DETERMINING TO PROCEED TO LEVY A TAX IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION FOR FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, CLICK HERE TO VIEW. FOR ADDITONAL INFORMATION AND TO ASK QUESTIONS THERE ARE TWO UPCOMING EVENTS: ON APRIL 25, 2026 AT 10:00 AM THE PHILLIPSBURG FIRE DEPT WILL BE AT GOLDEN GATE PARK WITH WAFFLES FOR LITTLE LEAGUE OPENING DAY AND APRIL 29, 2026 AT 7:00 P.M. THERE WILL BE AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING HELD AT THE BROOKVILLE FIRE STATION WITH ALL 3 FIRE CHIEFS HOSTED BY THE BROOKVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE CITIZENS FOR CLAY TOWNSHIP FIRE AND EMS FACEBOOK PAGE SPONSERED BY THE CITIZENS FOR CLAY TOWNSHIP FIRE AND EMS.
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