South Placer Fire District seeks funding boost as voters weigh Measure B ...Middle East

Measure B will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot for voters in Granite Bay and Loomis. If approved, it would establish a $375 uniform parcel tax across the district to help fund fire and emergency services.

Fire Chief Darin Snedeker said a third station is operating below national staffing standards, affecting the district's ability to respond quickly to emergencies.

The chief said the district has struggled to retain firefighters and paramedics, with wages and working conditions contributing to staffing challenges.

The district currently has seven vacancies among its firefighter-paramedic ranks, Snedeker noted.

Measure B would help the district address staffing needs, operating expenses and rising equipment costs. According to the district's website, the cost of purchasing a new fire engine has nearly doubled since 2021.

"Obviously, having to close firehouses just increases response time, and it increases in terms of the medical aid increases time, the effective time we can get the patient to the hospital for definitive care. And in the case of fire, unchecked fire doubles in size every minute," Snedeker said.

But not everyone supports the proposed tax.

"We have to be concerned about the dollars and how they're being spent," Moss said.

"It's a scare tactic, if you want to put it that way, that we're in grave danger of losing stations if this tax doesn't pass. I believe the money is there to keep these stations open," Moss said.

The measure would need support from at least two-thirds of voters to pass and replace the district's current annual tax.

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