A local bill backed by a rural Wake County fire department failed to pass in a rare 52-52 state House vote Wednesday afternoon.
Rep. Nelson Dollar, who lost his re-election bid this November, filed House Bill 1110 last week to give the Ten Ten Fire District more autonomy after Wake County recommended closing one of the district’s two fire stations and moving the service it provided to a proposed fire station in nearby Garner.
The vote was primarily along political party lines with a handful of Republicans, including Reps. John Adcock and Chris Malone, siding with Democrats against Dollar and the bill.