GCFD7 proposes EMS levy for November ballot

SOAP LAKE - Grant County Fire District 7 has proposed an EMS levy for the November ballot. GCFD7 provides both fire protection and emergency medical services. “The thing in this community is probably 70% of our call volume is an EMS call,” said GCFD7 Chief Kirk Sheppard. The measure on the ballot asks voters to approve a levy to provide District 7 with funding for emergency medical services. The levy is 25 cents per $1,000 assessed property valuation for six years. Sheppard noted that this was the bare minimum they could ask for an EMS levy in terms of cost and duration. They expect the levy to bring in just above their estimated need of $58,000 a year to fund the program.