15-2-3: JUSTIFICATION:
The fire district will be financially capable and best positioned to provide the proposed fire protection and EMS within the service plan area, while complementing the services provided by Lincoln County entities in their current service provision areas. Although the costs to the fire district of providing these services will not be minimal, the number and value of the properties to be developed in the service plan area will be sufficient to generate the revenues necessary to fund these service costs. As the service plan area develops, the residents will become active in the decisions made by the fire district board of trustees regarding the expansion, operation, and maintenance levels of the fire district's fire protection and EMS activities. Those community resident influenced decisions will help dictate the future amount of tax levies, fees, and assessments that are to be paid by residents to maintain the quality of fire district provided services and facilities that are available for the fire protection and EMS care of the residents and guests of service plan area. (Res. 2005-07, 5-4-2005)