October 24, 2009 in City

City seeks firefighting tax

Ballot measure would raise money for new stations, equipment
Jonathan Brunt jonathanb@spokesman.com, (509) 459-5442
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Tags: 2009 election Local 29 property taxes Proposition 1 Spokane Fire Department Spokane Fire Fighters Union

When the Spokane City Council placed a 10-year fire tax on November’s ballot, the timing was risky.

But an agreement reached last month with the Spokane Fire Fighters Union helped alleviate that risk. That’s because the city no longer is contemplating cutting fire jobs or closing a fire station at the same time it’s requesting money for new stations and equipment.

Last month, the city agreed to create an early retirement program for firefighters, a program expected to save about $700,000 next year, alleviating the need for firefighter layoffs.

That’s a relief to firefighters, who were concerned that job cuts …

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