For Those Wondering: Our Fire Levies Passed

I’ve received a few emails from people who aren’t following me on twitter. They’re wondering if the fire levies for FireDad’s fire department that I have mentioned passed. I am pleased to announce that they did, in fact, pass. In fact, they passed by wide margins.

A look:

2.3 mil for 5 years:
For: 68.6%
Against: 31.1%

3 mils, 5 years:
For: 64.6%
Against: 35.3%

(Township) 3.7 mills, 5 years:
For: 66.9%
Against: 33%

The last levy is one that we couldn’t vote for or against as we live in city and not in township. FireDad was nervous. I was nervous. We cast our votes, of course, in support. And then we sat and waited. As we do not have a local television state in our city, we stalked websites for most of the evening. No update. No update. Crashed website due to too much traffic. No update.

Then one time I sat down. And the numbers were up. We scrolled the page. And scrolled. And scrolled. And then there they were. Passed. Passed. And Passed. What a weight lifted!

My Husband took my face in his hands and thanked me for my vote and gave me a congratulatory kiss. I thanked him for his vote as well. He mentioned something about knowing a few of those yahoos down there. We laughed. Shortly thereafter the Presidential race was called.

It was a good night in the Fire House to say the least.

In other good news, all of the volunteer departments in our county that had levies on the ballot in their respective areas also passed. Volunteer departments, of course, are just as important when it comes to fighting fires. In fact, all of the departments in our county responded the other night for a massive downtown blaze in our city. Over 100 firefighters fought that fire (FireDad included). I am so happy that those firefighters are being rewarded with the support of their citizens. Money for fire departments is vital. Manpower, properly working machinery and protective gear for those who fight the fires is so important. I am so thankful that those in our county were able to recognize that importance.

What about you, readers? Were there any fire levies on your ballot? Did they pass?