Most county fire district levies passing

Voters gave a thumbs up to most of the fire protection levies on the primary ballot in 13 districts around Snohomish County.

Only one levy, in Fire District 4 in the Snohomish area, appeared to be failing Tuesday.

District 1 (Everett area)

Voters in Snohomish County Fire District 1, which serves the Everett area, Tuesday were approving an increase in the fire protection levy rate. The levy requires a simple majority to pass.

The referendum increases the rate to $1.50 from $1.37 per $1,000 of assessed property value, or about $300 a year for the owner of a $200,000 home.

District 3 (Monroe area)

Early vote returns showed voters approving a tax levy increase of 21 cents per $1,000 of assessed property valuation, to $1.35 from $1.14. The new rate will be $270 a year for the owner of a $200,000 home.

The levy requires a simple majority.

The levy would restore training programs and enable the district to hire more firefighters to meet demand, officials said.

Meanwhile, the vote returns also indicated that city residents would likely approve a tax levy increase of 12 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation, to $2.26 from $2.14 per $1,000 valuation.

District 4 (Snohomish area)

Early vote returns showed voters rejecting a tax levy increase of 28 cents per $1,000 of assessed property valuation for ambulance and paramedic services, to 50 cents from 22 cents.The levy required a 60 percent majority to pass.

District 7 (Snohomish area)

Voters seemed to have maintained the current tax levy rate for fire protection for 2005. The rate is $1.50 per $1,000 assessed property valuation, or $300 annually for the owner of a $200,000 home. The measure needed a simple majority to pass.

District 10 (Bothell area)

Voters in Snohomish County Fire District 10, which covers Bothell and surrounding areas, were approving an increase in the district’s levy rate of 32 cents per $1,000 of assessed value.

The levy would cost the owner of a $200,000 home about $236 a year. It requires a simple majority to pass.

District 17 (Granite Falls)

In District 17, which covers the Granite Falls area, the levy appeared to be passing. The levy requires a simple majority.

The levy would restore the tax rate to $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. For a $200,000 house, the cost would be $57 a year.

District 26 (Gold Bar area)

Proposition 1: Voters decided to make permanent the current tax levy rate for emergency medical services.

The rate is 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed property valuation, or $100 annually for the owner of a $200,000 home. The measure required a 60 percent majority to pass.

Proposition 2: On Tuesday night, voters seemed to have preserved the current tax levy rate for fire protection for 2005. The rate is $1.50 per $1,000 assessed property valuation, or $300 annually for the owner of a $200,000 home. The measure needed a simply majority to pass.

District 28 (Index area)

Voters decided to keep the current tax levy rate for emergency medical services. The rate is 25 cents per $1,000 of assessed property valuation, or $50 annually for the owner of a $200,000 home. The rate will remain through 2010.

The measure required 60 percent majority to pass.

Rural fire districts

Residents in five rural districts in the Stillaguamish Valley were approving an increase in the property tax levy for emergency medical services to 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value.

The levy would last six years beginning in 2006.

The rural districts include Bryant (Snohomish County Fire District 18), Silvana (District 19), Arlington Heights (District 21), Darrington (District 24) and Oso (District 25).

They all have shared emergency services with Arlington for years and agreed to ask for the same amount on each of their levies.

Each levy required a 60 percent majority.

Voters previously approved a 39-cent levy.

Herald reporters Bill Sheets, Yoshiaki Nohara, Scott Morris and Jennifer Warnick contributed to this story.

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