By David Kilby, Staff Writer
MONROE — Feb. 19, voters will have a chance to vote on the budget for Fire District 2, which covers 14 square miles in the south portion of Monroe.
Polls will be in the new firehouse on Applegarth and Hasley Reed Road and in the clubhouses in the adult communities from 2 to 9 p.m.
The total budget for District 2 for 2011 is proposed at $3,390,350 with $2,777,350 to be raised by taxation.
Taxpayers would pay about 19 cents per $100 of assessed value to pay for the budget. The owner of a property assessed at the average of $169,400 would pay $322 a year, $47 less than last year.
Last year, the district raised $2,896,250 by taxation with residents paying almost 21 cents per $100 of assessed value. The owner of a property assessed at the average of $175,900 paid $369.
Fire District 2 treasurer and incumbent candidate for commissioner, Lawrence Reisch, revealed this year’s budget.
The cost for administration this year would be $209,500. The administrative payroll would be $32,500.
Costs for the paid Fire Department would be $2,171,700. The costs for the volunteer fire company would be $39,500. Fire District 2 has 16 paid firemen and about 17 volunteers.
Expenses for the combined fire divisions would be $295,000, municipal authority expenses would cost $240,000, and debt service obligations would be $402,400.
Total revenues this year would amount to $613,000. This includes $470,000 from last year’s surplus, $50,000 from the debt service fund, $30,000 from the equipment and building fund, $27,000 from rebates, $23,000 from fire safety fees and $13,000 from interest income.
The board managed to keep the amount to be raised by taxation about the same this year, Mr. Reisch said.
