Wright Twp. officials are hoping that a meeting set for this week will help re-establish lines of communication with businesses in the Crestwood Industrial Park.
When the leaders of Mountain Top Hose Company No. 1 approached Fairview Twp. supervisors three years ago and asked them to enact a 0.3 mills fire tax to help support the volunteer fire companyâs operation, they never anticipated the financial impact the COVID-19 pandemic would have on the organization.
Hose company president David Hourigan recently expressed the gratitude of the volunteer department to supervisors for their willingness to impose the tax and for their foresight.
âIt is difficult for me to imagine where we would be without it,â Hourigan said of the fire tax revenue.
In the fire companyâs November newsletter, Hourigan reported that through October, the tax has generated $115,299 in revenue for the volunteer organization. The department was scheduled to receive another $889 in December, bringing the total to more than $116,000.
When the leaders of Mountain Top Hose Company No. 1 approached Fairview Twp. supervisors three years ago and asked them to enact a .3 mill fire tax to help support the volunteer fire companyâs operation, they never anticipated the financial impact the COVID-19 pandemic would have on the organization.
Hose company president David Hourigan recently expressed the gratitude of the volunteer department to supervisors for their willingness to impose the tax and for their foresight. âIt is difficult for me to imagine where we would be without it,â Hourigan said of the fire tax revenue.
In the fire companyâs November newsletter, Hourigan reported that through October, the tax has generated $115,299 in revenue for the volunteer organization. The department was scheduled to receive another $889 in December, bringing the total to more than $116,000.