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Voters approving East County Fire and Rescue’s levy ‘lid lift’

Second time's a charm for rural fire district's ballot proposition

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East County Fire and Rescue Fire Captain James Troutman (left) and part-time firefighter-EMT Nollan Charles (right) show the inner contents of ECFR Station 91's $400,000 fire engine, purchased in 2018, with equipment reserves. The district needed a new engine, but had tight budget constraints, so did not go for one with "all the bells and whistles," said former Fire Chief Nick Swinhart (not pictured).

Voters gave a thumbs up to East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) in yesterday’s primary election.

With approximately 80 percent of the votes counted on Tuesday night, 59 percent of voters had approved ECFR’s proposition to restore levy rates to the $1.50 per $1,000 assessed property value (APV) rate originally approved by voters in 2008.

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