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I appreciated your article on Fire District 13’s 2018 budget. However, I was left wondering what happened to the rest of the article.

You covered the cash inflows. What about the service outflows? What percentage of Fire District 13’s calls are sent to non-county-taxed tribal lands, such as Shelter Bay and the casino. I’ll give you a hint – it is the vast majority.

Updated numbers would be helpful and relevant. Is a $250,000 ‘request’ a fair and responsible amount to cover the Swinomish Tribal Community’s majority use of the fire district? Why do our fire district commissioners not push harder for more?

Is there more to the story? Without facts, we can only speculate on the commissioner motivations. I look forward to part II of the article.

Regards, Jon Walton

La Conner