Forest City seeks $1.9 million bond

A SPECIAL ELECTION HAS BEEN SET FOR MARCH 5, 2013 TO DETERMINE WHETHER CITIZENS OF FOREST CITY WILL SUPPORT A $1.9 MILLION BOND ISSUE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND FURNISHINGS OF THE PROPOSED FOREST CITY EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER.

 

FOREST CITY MAYOR RICK SKJEIE EXPLAINS THE NEED FOR THE BOND AND WHAT THIS WILL MEAN TO FOREST CITY TAXPAYERS.

 

:32 seconds                 EMS bond 1 … “dollars a year”EMS bond 1

 

THE PROPOSED 24,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WILL REPLACE CRAMPED AND OUTDATED FACILITIES FOR BOTH THE FOREST CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE AMBULANCE SERVICE.  SKJEIE SAYS IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

 

:26 seconds                 EMS bond 2 … “room in it”EMS bond 2

 

THE TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST IS $3.2 MILLION.  FOREST CITY FIRE CHIEF MARK JOHNSON TELLS HOW THE BOND FITS INTO THE PUZZLE. 

 

:48 seconds                 EMS bond 3 … “and that time”EMS bond 3

 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER CONSTRUCTION FUND, CONTACT A FOREST CITY FIREFIGHTER OR EMT.

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