Marysville and Fire District 12’s Regional Fire Authority measure was on the April 23 ballot and the Regional Fire Authority has a slim lead.
The measure would turn the Marysville Fire District into a Regional Fire Authority (RFA) that unifies the way the district is funded as well as changes the way it is governed.
As of April 25, 6,325 voters, 50.42 percent, chose to approve the measure and 6,222 voters, 49.58 percent, voted against, giving the measure a narrow 103 vote lead.
After the first day of counting that gap was less than 30 votes.
“It’s encouraging that the lead has gone up the last few days,” said Marysville Fire District Fire Chief Martin McFalls.
He said he wasn’t ready to call the election though.
“We’re not going to declare a victory just yet, but I’m increasingly optimistic about the ballot results,” he said.
“It is a close election and at this point we’re just waiting for the final count to come in,” said Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring.