New Castle Fire District No. 1 residents may learn by next month when a King Street firehouse expansion referendum will be scheduled.
Board of Commissioners Chairman Erik Nicolaysen said last week while fire district officials have a good idea the amount that voters will be asked to approve, they must still meet with the Town of Mount Pleasant to see how much their taxpayers are prepared to contribute. Once that is known, all of the financial information can be released, he said.
The district provides about 600 parcels in Mount Pleasant with fire service, Nicolaysen said.
“We know the approximate amount that we have to bond but the question is we can’t figure out what (the taxpayers’) cost would be until we have some kind of idea what we’re going to receive from them,” he said.