The arrangement for fire and emergency services between Woodland and Clark County Fire & Rescue could become permanent next month.
Woodland and fire district voters will decide in the Aug. 4 election whether the district will annex the city into its coverage area. Voters in both the city and the fire district would need to pass resolutions by a simple majority to approve the annexation.
Woodland has contracted with the fire district since 2013. The city signed a new contract in 2017, but with the intention of being annexed at some point, Clark County Fire & Rescue Chief John Nohr said.
The district covers over 125 square miles in the northwest corner of the county with about 40,000 residents — including La Center, Ridgefield and unincorporated areas.
Under a memorandum of understanding with the district, Woodland property owners currently pay the same rate as permanent district residents — $1.48 per $1,000 this year.