About 30 people gathered Wednesday evening in the Champion Fire Company station for an informational session to gauge the public’s interest in forming a fire district.
“We want to put forth the facts and put to rest misconceptions,” said Willie M. Craig, a member of the fire company’s board of directors.
In 2014, town residents voted to dissolve the Champion Fire Protection District for which the town contracted with Champion Fire Company, Great Bend Fire District, West Carthage Fire Department and Copenhagen Fire Department. The dissolution was proposed by members of the Champion Fire Company in order to form a fire district — a political entity with its own elected governing body that may incur indebtedness and require the levy of taxes. The fire company members claimed they were not receiving their fair share of the funds collected for fire protection.