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Fire Districts' Tax Rates for FY 2011-12 Current Requested Fund 2010-11 Requested 1 Cent 1/10 Cent Fund Balance District Tax Rate for Estimated at Reasons for Districts' Requesting a Tax Rate Increase Tax Rate Equals Equals Balance for 2011-12 June 30, (in cents) 2011-12 2011 Cedar Grove 7.36 7.36 $ 26,940 $ 2,694 $ - $ 11,203 Chapel Hill 7.50 7.50 $ 228 $ 23 $ 1,935 Damascus 5.00 5.00 $ 9,089 $ 909 $ - $ 5,819 Efland 4.66 4.66 $ 65;199 $ 6,520 $ '- $ 38,228 Eno 5.99 5.99 $ 71,916 $ 7,192 $ - $ 88,426 Little River 4.06 4.06 $ 40,824 $ 4,082 $ - $ 24,947 This requested increase is the result of (1) an anticipated increase in operating costs of $51,420 related to utilities costs, increased gasoline and , diesel costs, increased health insurance costs for paid personnel, and the New Hope 6.95 ` 8:95 ' ~ $ 55,130 $ 5,513 $ - $ • 16,899 implementation of a necessary replacement program for personal protective equipment; and (2) an anticipated decrease in total revenue of $51,915 from ~ ~ K other jurisdictions due to the expiration of the annexation contracts with ` Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Requested increase is to cover the costs of the following capital outlay items: (1) a metal roof for the fire station ($26,000); the exsiting asphalt shingles must be replaced next year or they risk damage to the underlying roof itself. _ After obtaining several bids for alternative replacements, they learned that a Orange Grove 3.58 ~ ~ 4.08 $ 74,635 $ 7,464 $ - $ 25,042 metal roof was not only a fractional more expensive option, but also provided a much longer lasting solution; (2) radios for members who do not currently ~ ' have a radio and pager purchases mandated by recent communcations changes ($12,000). They are pursuing a number of grant requests in hopes r - of obtaining alternate funding, but so far have not been successful. w