NUCFD in dire financial situation ahead of levy
As village residents look to vote on a new fire levy on the ballot in November, one Richwood council member said that the Northern Union County Fire Department (NUCFD) is in dire financial straits.
“The fire board has entered, we’re right at the precipice of going into deficit spending where we’re going to be tapping our reserves,” said council member Von Beal, who is also part of the fire board at NUCFD. “If the levy does not pass…we will be broke by mid 2030.”
The new money levy proposed for the Nov. 3 election is estimated to collect $619,000 annually at a rate not exceeding 3 mills for each $1 of taxable value. That amounts to $105 for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s market value. Beal said the depa…
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