Passage of Measure A on the June 5 ballot would provide Ripon Consolidated Fire District with $1.2 million a year to fund the new Station 3 at North Ripon and River roads 24/7 with nine firefighters or three for each shift.The proposed parcel tax is set at just over $10 a month or $125 a year for single family homes. Other parcel taxes include $55 a year for any sized vacant parcel. The disparity is based on the fact occupied homes generate significantly more demand for fire department services than land without buildings on it.Nearly 90 percent of calls a typical fire department handles is for medical emergencies.The new station that opened last year is staffed only with volunteers.
Ripon Fire tax set at $125 per year for a single home
