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5 <br /> 1 Slide #6 <br /> Fire District Recommendations <br /> • District Requests — page 163-166 <br /> • Efland Fire District <br /> - 1.00 cent increase compared to Revenue Neutral Rate <br /> - Increasing costs of maintaining personnel and fire equipment. <br /> • New Hope Fire District <br /> - 2.35 cent increase compared to Revenue Neutral Rate <br /> - Increasing costs of maintaining personnel and fire equipment. <br /> • Orange Rural Fire District <br /> - 1.00 cent increase compared to Revenue Neutral Rate <br /> - Increasing costs of maintaining personnel and fire equipment. <br /> - Support debt expenditures for Waterstone station <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Travis Myren said most requests have to do with increasing cost of personnel and <br /> 4 equipment. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Slide #7 <br /> Fire District Recommendations <br /> • District Requests — page 163-166 <br /> • Orange Grove Fire District <br /> - 1.19 cent increase compared to Revenue Neutral Rate <br /> - Increasing costs of maintaining personnel and fire equipment. <br /> - Support capital expenditures for station and equipment upgrades <br /> • South Orange Grove Fire District <br /> - 1.50 cent increase compared to Revenue Neutral Rate <br /> - Increasing costs of maintaining personnel and fire equipment. <br /> - Support dedicated chief-level command officer on incident scenes <br /> • White Cross Fire District <br /> - 3.70 cent increase compared to FY 2024-25 Rate <br /> Increasing costs of maintaining personnel and fire equipment. <br /> - support capital expenditures for fire engine replacement. ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 7 NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Commissioner McKee said there would be an impact on residents from the revaluation. <br /> 9 He asked the department chiefs in attendance what the effect would be if the tax rate increases <br /> 10 were not approved. <br />