Fire district withdrawal clears first hurdle
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October 5, 2016
This is Skagit County’s map of Fire District 13. The area with red diagonal lines added is the portion residents want detached from Fire District 13. – Sources: Skagit County Geographic Information Services and petitioners
The Skagit County Auditor’s Office has certified the petition signed by more than 100 voters who want to withdraw from Fire District 13.
That means the ball is in Fire District 13’s court — its three commissioners will be tasked with studying the proposal, holding a public hearing and then making a recommendation to the Skagit County Commissioners.
Fire District 13 Chief Roy Horn said he can’t predict how fire commissioners Chuck Hedlund, Arne Fohn and Larry Kibbee will respond to the request. In the meantime, “my suggestion to them would be to put in the hands of our attorney,” he said....
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