Letters to the editor: June 2019

Fire bond vital for community

Editor:

Over the past several years, Lebanon Fire District has been working on a plan to replace its main station and some key apparatus.

Our goal is to meet these capital needs at the lowest possible impact to taxpayers.

The fire district funds daily emergency operations through a property tax levy and ambulance revenue. However, costly capital items such as stations and apparatus are funded through voter-approved bonds.

Our plan…