WV Fire Station 45 funded for fiscal year 2017/2018

Good news, everyone.

This from Assistant Fire Chief Tom Marshall:

"Today the fire district budget was approved and Station 45 was part of that budget."

So we are guaranteed our fire service for another year.

WV Citizens Fire Committee

Wonder Valley Volunteer Fire Department, some time back.

You are invited to attend a

Citizens Fire Committee Meeting

Sunday, November 22, from 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Wonder Valley Community Center

80256½ Amboy Road, Wonder Valley, CA 92277

Please submit agenda items to me by Thursday evening at teresa.sitz@gmail.com. At this meeting we'll review the budget submitted by John Chamberlin and formulate questions to send to him for the December 12 meeting.

This is a working meeting to prepare for the December 12 Community Meeting.
Membership on the committee is open to all residents of Wonder Valley. Current members include:

• Jim Brakebill, Master Fire Instructor, Copper Mountain College
• Ramon Lomeli, General Manager, Morongo Basin Ambulance
• Jim Copeland, former Assistant fire chief of Wonder Valley Fire Department
• Bob Tellefson, Wonder Valley
• Ed Vallerand, Wonder Valley
• Karen Meyers, Columnist, Desert Trail

Proposed budgets for a 2 and 3 person fire station are now online at:
bit.ly/wvfiretax2
bit.ly/wvfiretax3

Proposed Fire Tax Budget Released

Fire Chief John Chamberlin, Division 5, sent the proposed fire tax budgets for both a 2-person and a 3-person station.

• 2-person station: http://bit.ly/wvfiretax2
• 3-person station: http://bit.ly/wvfiretax3

SUMMARY

2-PERSON STATION
Salaries Total $1,226,905
Station Expenses Total $380,153
Total $1,607,058
Divided by 4,636 parcels = $347 per parcel

3-PERSON STATION
Salaries Total $1,885,728
Station Expenses Total $380,153
Total $2,265,881
Divided by 4,636 parcels = $489 per parcel