{"id":42220,"date":"2023-08-19T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rentonnews.us\/news\/renton-regional-fire-authority-addresses-passage-of-fire-levy\/"},"modified":"2023-08-19T07:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T14:30:00","slug":"renton-regional-fire-authority-addresses-passage-of-fire-levy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rentonnews.us\/news\/renton-regional-fire-authority-addresses-passage-of-fire-levy\/","title":{"rendered":"Renton Regional Fire Authority addresses passage of fire levy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Confirming their commitment to community safety, Renton voters have voiced their collective choice, approving Proposition 1 in the August primary election.<\/p>\n

Proposition 1 stabilizes Renton RFA’s two-part funding system for a minimum of six years, ensuring that public funding keeps pace with local inflation. The measure restores<\/a> Renton Regional Fire Authority’s regular property tax levy rate (currently approximately $0.61 per thousand of assessed valuation) to its 2018 levy rate of $1 per $1,000 to “to maintain and adequately fund Renton Regional Fire Authority’s operations.”<\/p>\n

Proposition 1 passed with about 61.5 percent of voters saying yes. <\/a><\/p>\n

“This approval not only strengthens Renton Regional Fire Authority’s funding; it fortifies fire protection and life safety service to the community,” the department said in a statement. “We extend our deepest thanks to all of those who voted in the August Primary Election. Your support of Proposition 1 fortifies our shared commitment to public safety. Thank you for standing with us as we continue toward our vision of a safer, healthier, and stronger Renton community.”<\/p>\n

According to Renton Regional Fire Authority, one of the most significant milestones that this approval sets in motion is the replacement of Fire Station 16 with a new 50-year station.<\/p>\n

“This is a defining moment for Renton that exemplifies the trust and support we share as a community,” Fire Chief Steve Heitman said in a statement. “We are incredibly grateful for every vote that made Proposition 1 a reality. It affirms our path forward - maintaining a high level of service as community growth continues and rebuilding Fire Station 16 for the future, all while minimizing the financial impact of the measure on taxpayers. This is a shared effort for all of Renton, and together, we are making it a safer place to call home.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fire Chief Steve Heitman expressed gratitude to Renton voters for their approval of Proposition 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":822,"featured_media":42221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,4],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rentonnews.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42220"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rentonnews.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rentonnews.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rentonnews.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/822"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rentonnews.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rentonnews.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rentonnews.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rentonnews.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rentonnews.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rentonnews.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42220"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rentonnews.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=42220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}