Another lawsuit was filed against the County Board of Supervisors and the County Fire Protection District 5, asking for a preliminary injunction to stop the implementation of the new fire fee. The lawsuit, filed November 14, argues that the “fire protection fee” is actually a tax, and that the county and county fire are trying to find loopholes to circumvent the law, which requires a two-thirds majority vote of the electorate to pass the tax. Managing editor Tami Roleff delves into the arguments made in the lawsuit to stop the fire fee…
The Red Brennan Group, along with community groups from Homestead Valley, Lucerne Valley, Johnson Valley, and others, filed another lawsuit against the county and the county fire department, asking for an injunction to stop the imposition of the FP-5 fire fee. The lawsuit argues that the injunction should be granted because they plaintiffs are likely to prevail on the merits of their case; that the “fee” is actually a “tax,” which requires approval by two-thirds of the electorate; that the process to protest the fire fee was burdensome on property owners; that an environmental impact report should have been prepared; and that the injunction should be granted because denial of the injunction will cause great and irreparable harm. A hearing date is set for December 19 for the first lawsuit, and the hearing for the second lawsuit is December 20.
ANOTHER LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION FEE
