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Hopewell Township Fire District Ballot Question Explained
Hopewell Township voters will find a question on their ballot this election day to approve spending for several fire and emergency service vehicles that serve Hopewell Township. The request comes at a critical time for each of the three fire districts of Hopewell Valley as they keep up with aging equipment. The cost to taxpayers? The average Township household would see an increase of approximately $30 if this measure is approved.
The question being presented on the November 2024 ballot in Hopewell Township reads:
Shall the Board of Commissioners of Fire District No. 1 in the Township of Hopewell in the County of Mercer, State of New Jersey be authorized to purchase a Ladder Truck (in an amount not to exceed $2,044,000) and a Tanker Truck (in an amount not to exceed $996,267), and to substantially rehabilitate two ambulances (in the respective amounts not to exceed $133,740 and $99,763), and enter into lease purchase financing or issue bonds and bond anticipation notes to fund such capital projects?
INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT
A YES vote will authorize the Board of Fire Commissioners to (i) purchase a Ladder Truck to replace a 1998 ladder truck, to be used by Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad (Titusville); (ii) purchase a Tanker Truck to replace a 1991 truck, to be used by Pennington Borough Fire Company, the cost of which shall be shared between the two fire districts; (iii) substantially rehabilitate a 2016 ambulance used by Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad (Titusville); and (iv) substantially rehabilitate a 2002 ambulance used by Hopewell Borough Fire Department and Emergency Medical Unit, the cost of which shall be shared between the Fire District and Hopewell Township. A NO vote would mean that none of the above apparatus would be purchased or substantially rehabilitated.
A NO vote would mean that none of the above apparatus would be purchased or substantially rehabilitated.
INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT
A YES vote will authorize the Board of Fire Commissioners to (i) purchase a Ladder Truck to replace a 1998 ladder truck, to be used by Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad (Titusville); (ii) purchase a Tanker Truck to replace a 1991 truck, to be used by Pennington Borough Fire Company, the cost of which shall be shared between the two fire districts; (iii) substantially rehabilitate a 2016 ambulance used by Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad (Titusville); and (iv) substantially rehabilitate a 2002 ambulance used by Hopewell Borough Fire Department and Emergency Medical Unit, the cost of which shall be shared between the Fire District and Hopewell Township. A NO vote would mean that none of the above apparatus would be purchased or substantially rehabilitated.
A NO vote would mean that none of the above apparatus would be purchased or substantially rehabilitated.
https://mercerme.com/hopewell-township-fire-district-ballot-question-explained/