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5 <br /> 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 /> s ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Travis Myren said most requests have to do with increasing cost of personnel and <br /> equipment. <br /> 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 NOR-J-H CAROLINA <br /> Commissioner McKee said there would be an impact on residents from the revaluation. <br /> He asked the department chiefs in attendance what the effect would be if the tax rate increases <br /> were not approved. <br />