The Wellington Village Council recently passed a resolution supporting a local bill for Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue (PBCFR), which the county agency believes would maintain current levels of services and save millions of dollars of taxpayer money from being wasted on redundant fire station infrastructure across the county.
Officials from PBCFR asked for the village’s support for the bill at the council’s meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 12. The bill would require municipalities to reimburse PBCFR for services they would normally provide to formerly unincorporated parts of the county. This is intended to decrease tax revenue losses and prevent taxpayers from funding duplicate fire stations.
PBCFR receives funding through a municipal services taxing unit (MSTU). Municipalities like Wellington and unincorporated areas of Palm Beach County pay taxes to the MSTU for county fire-rescue services and stations located in those areas…