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Goat Blower
10-07-2010, 03:52 PM
Amen.
goodhart
10-07-2010, 03:57 PM
Maybe I'm missing something here, but Fire Dept's get paid by tax money, what are they doing with their current funding that they need this extra $75 to keep the Dept going??
Matt D.
10-07-2010, 03:59 PM
Maybe I'm missing something here, but Fire Dept's get paid by tax money, what are they doing with their current funding that they need this extra $75 to keep the Dept going??
The fire department is funded by city taxes. This home was outside of the city limits (rural) so therefore I believe that said city taxes did not apply to this property. The $75 fee only applies to rural properties. It's just another case of people expecting to get something for nothing.
Kracka
10-07-2010, 04:00 PM
http://www.ucmessenger.com/news.php?viewStory=46801
Consider it an involuntary fire insurance. Just as people on flood prone land can opt in for flood insurance, rural residents can pay for fire protection. This guy failed to do so and paid for it.
Maybe I'm missing something here, but Fire Dept's get paid by tax money, what are they doing with their current funding that they need this extra $75 to keep the Dept going??
Read and you shall be granted the answer.
goodhart
10-07-2010, 04:14 PM
Weird, since my parents and their neighbor's live outside of City limits but are still covered by the City fire dept. Kind of curious that this city is different, it seems that any other city can seem to budget and protect houses outside of the city limits, but this one can't? wtf.

btw, I'm not on Tom's side on this, I just find it really weird that this city requires a supplemental fee on top of the existing taxes for a service that's all.
Kracka
10-07-2010, 04:17 PM
Why should the residents of said city have to pay for others when others don't pay for them? The residents of the city pay for the fire dept via property taxes but those in the outside rural area do not. Maybe your parents' area is setup differently. Would you ask someone to pay additional property taxes to support a school district they don't live in?
goodhart
10-07-2010, 04:49 PM
I'll have to ask my parents how their setup works. I would assume everyone with the same zip code would pay that city's taxes.
tpunx99GSX
10-07-2010, 04:52 PM
Why should the residents of said city have to pay for others when others don't pay for them? The residents of the city pay for the fire dept via property taxes but those in the outside rural area do not. Maybe your parents' area is setup differently. Would you ask someone to pay additional property taxes to support a school district they don't live in?

Its because NORMAL states, base it on a county tax. My parents are the same way, itasca county takes the tax which is given to Big Forks fire department. Why this state is different i have no idea.
My main balk on this thread is not so much that a $x00,000 house was destroyed by a $75 fee (which is fucked up when they could have just charged the owner a penalty instead) , but because of Glenn Beck and Pat Greys attitude towards the situation, making fun, mocking and picking on this family because of their situation.
On a brighter note, the son of the father, walked into the fire department and punched out the Chief. I would have done the same :Applaud:
goodhart
10-07-2010, 04:55 PM
My main balk on this thread is not so much that a $x00,000 house was destroyed by a $75 fee (which is fucked up when they could have just charged the owner a penalty instead) , but because of Glenn Beck and Pat Greys attitude towards the situation, making fun, mocking and picking on this family because of their situation.
On a brighter note, the son of the father, walked into the fire department and punched out the Chief. I would have done the same :Applaud:

Or sent them the bill? Standing there watching it burn is kinda fucked up in my book.

I would have done the same thing as the son did if this happened to my parents.
Matt D.
10-07-2010, 04:56 PM
On a brighter note, the son of the father, walked into the fire department and punched out the Chief. I would have done the same :Applaud:
You clearly did not read the link I posted. The home owner himself punched the fire chief. He failed at taking care of business to protect his property and it's the fire chief's fault? Stay classy, Tom.