San Bernardino County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig will present information at two community town hall meetings tomorrow regarding expanding Fire Service Zone FP-5. The County Board of Supervisors recently voted 3-to-2 to expand Service Zone FP-5 countywide to include all territories within the jurisdiction of the Fire District that are not currently included, such as Wonder Valley and the Town of Yucca Valley. FP-5 already encompasses the City of Twentynine Palms. FP-5 will not bring any additional services, but will backfill revenues to maintain current fire protection and emergency medical services within the District’s territories. The expansion will include a yearly assessment on property owners of $157.56 above and beyond current fire assessments throughout the county. Wonder Valley is currently assessed at $35 per parcel; and Yucca Valley property owners pay 22 percent of their property’s assessed value to the fire department. Tomorrow, August 8, Chief Hartwig will explain the Service Zone FP-5 expansion at the Wonder Valley Community Center at 4 p.m., and then move to the Yucca Valley Community Center for a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Both meetings will include a question-and-answer session. For more information, visit www.sbcfire.org
MEETINGS IN YUCCA VALLEY AND WONDER VALLEY TOMORROW ON ADDITIONAL FIRE FEE
