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Fire district repays $770K bond

ECFR used funds from property sale to pay off debt, save taxpayers nearly $100K in interest

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Fire vehicles sit outside East County Fire and Rescue Station 91, just north of Camas' city limits, in 2020. The fire district, which serves rural areas north of Camas and Washougal, recently used proceeds from a property sale to repay a $770,000 bond and save taxpayers nearly $100,000 in interest payments. (Contributed photo courtesy of East County Fire and Rescue)

In the past two years, local residents have supported the East County Fire and Rescue district (ECFR) by approving a fire levy lid lift and a six-year emergency medical services renewal levy. Without that assistance, ECFR, a small district that generates its revenue almost exclusively through property taxes, would certainly be facing more severe economic hardships right now than it already is.

The district recently received a large sum of money in a property transaction, and its board members decided to use those funds in a way that would express their appreciation to the taxpayers for their help.

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