Mountain View Fire and Rescue has officially announced its intention to no longer serve Black Diamond.
At the moment, city residents shouldn’t panic. The city and the fire department have until Jan. 1, 2023, to come up with another interlocal agreement before services stop, and negotiations are sure to continue.
“The board of commissioners does not take this decision lightly but given the inability to make progress in contract negotiations with the city over the past three years, we did not want to delay a potential termination for another year,” the official Nov. 12 letter reads.
At the moment, Black Diamond is contracted with Mountain View, and expects to pay the department about $571,000, according to the city’s preliminary 2020 budget.