SANTA CLARITA : City Backs Increase in Fire Service Fee
The Santa Clarita city government has expressed support for a decision by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to more than double the Consolidated Fire Protection District’s annual tax on single-family residences, from $13.99 to $36.55, to prevent service cutbacks.
Santa Clarita, which contracts with the county for firefighting services, was the scene of two brush fires last week.
The City Council urged the cash-strapped county to spare the Santa Clarita Valley a reduction in fire protection services.
“Santa Clarita’s topography and open-space areas create an environment ripe for fires to spread quickly,” Mayor Jill Klajic wrote in a Sept. 11 letter to County Supervisor Mike Antonovich.
After the supervisors raised the fee, Klajic said the city is “pleased that the new fees were adopted and that much-needed fire protection services will not have to be cut in the Santa Clarita Valley.”
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