Speak out against fire district 'incident' billing
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Editor,
Taxed enough? Not according to a recent vote by the Polson Rural Fire District. This board voted to enter into a contract with a third-party billing service to bill you and I directly for responding to auto "incidents.” The amounts billed are to be negotiated by the board, but preliminary numbers range from $435 to $2,200 per hour. This amounts to a new, stealth tax on rural fire district residents. And - it looks like the city of Polson will approve an identical contract. If you are as concerned about this as I am, let your voices be heard.
Tom Eddy
Polson