”We have great support in this community.”
The fire department was the focus of a Bradford County commission meeting.
In the meeting, Bradford County commissioners made a motion to remove the one-cent sales tax from the table. Despite the proposal being dismissed, Bradford County Fire Chief Ben Carter remained understanding.
“The commissioners agreed that’s not the best option, for this county,” said Fire Chief Ben Carter. “But I look forward to seeing what other options they came up with to find funding with the fire rescue.”
Proposals for filling an open position for the fire department and whether to repeal the fire services’ one-cent sales tax ballot were two items on the agenda.
Chief Carter says the one-cent sales tax is rare in Florida, but not in Liberty County, which is the only other county in the state that is on the one-cent sales tax.