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4/07/2008 A Special Thanks To Chief Dempster Thank you to Chief Dempster for taking former member Ali out to lunch over the past weekend. While she was visiting town, he made the (second) ultimate sacrafice. He is truely a hero. 3/26/2008 John Marcucci's Retirement Congratulations to John Marcucci on his retirement, having just served his last shift. Good luck with your plans (lots of hunting this fall, we guess). 3/25/2008 Website Disruption As you may have noticed, the fire company experienced a brief website disruption over the weekend. As it turns out, a hacker chose to vandalize the site with various Islamic stuff. We apologize for any inconvenience, and welcome our visitors back. To those that chose make our volunteers take the time to restore the site, please Click here 2/27/2008 Election Results Budget: $2,893,257 Tax impact: 19 cents, up 3 cents Yes: 257 No: 219 Passed Purchase 25 SCBA's to relace 10-year old SCBA's. Yes: 331 No: 147 Passed Raise taxes $265,584 above 4% cap on tax increase. Yes: 244 No: 233 Defeated Fire Commission: One Three Year Term Charles Belmont: 318 Elected Kenneth Schulte: 125 Defeated Congratulations Charles Belmont. 2/10/2008 Fire District Budget Please note that the Fire District #7 Elections are being held on Saturday, February 16, between 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm. You will be asked to vote on the 2008 budget, along with a referendum for raising the tax rate. We at the Nottingham Volunteer Fire Company support this budget and referendum, and urge your support in passing it. While it does represent an increase in our tax rate, we feel that there are clear and convincing reasons for this. Here are some of them: For the past 3 years the tax rate has remained the same ($0.16 per $100.00 assessed value). The Fire Commission has worked hard to keep costs in check. Yet during this time they faced several financial pressures. These include the addition of staff to get the first responding truck immediately on the road on a 24/7 basis. They also had to replace both the tower ladder and one of the engines, while facing and a steady increase in calls. Last year they used $150,000.00 of unreserved funds and $75,000.00 from the sale of an asset (old fire engine) to keep the tax rate the same. There aren't any remaining unreserved funds available for use in 2008 and also no assets to sell off, so they now have to make up $225,000.00. In year 2007 they had a water bill of $260,000.00 and it was increased to $300,000.00 for 2008 (The water bill is for all of the hydrants and water mains in our district.) This comes to around $265,000.00. This is the amount we need to raise the tax for year 2008. A house valued at $300,000 (assessed at $150,000.00) will pay $45.00 more per year $0.03 per $100.00 more in assessed value). Remember the tax remained the same for the last 3 years so in 4 years the average tax increase is $11.25 per year for our fire protection. If you want to understand the background about the Fire District and its relationship with the Fire Company, please visit the "About Us" section of this Site. 2/10/2008 Fire Commissioner Election, Charles Belmont As noted below, the Fire District #7 Elections are being held on Saturday, February 16, between 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm. You will be asked to vote for the one open Fire Commissioner Position. We at the Nottingham Volunteer Fire Company ask that you support Commissioner Charles Belmont as he seeks re-election to this seat. Commissioner Belmont has tirelessly supported the Fire Company for the past 34 years, and has dedicated his time in several administrative and fire ground functions. He currently is both an active Life Member of the Volunteer Fire Company and a Commissioner with Fire District #7. He has exploited this experience in his position as Fire Commissioner, and has been instrumental in shaping the Fire District as it faces changing needs. If you want to understand the background about the Fire District and its relationship with the Fire Company, please visit the "About Us" section of this Site. 1/13/2008 2008 Drill Schedule Deputy Maher has composed a list of all the drills for the next few months. The first 5 drills for the year are MANDATORY for ALL RIDING MEMBERS. There will be no drill on Monday March 17th, in observance of St. Patrick's Day. That drill has been moved to the 5th Monday of the month, March 31st. The Schedule can be found at www.nottinghamfire.org/drill.html.

4/07/2008 A Special Thanks To Chief Dempster

Thank you to Chief Dempster for taking former member Ali out to lunch over the past weekend. While she was visiting town, he made the (second) ultimate sacrafice. He is truely a hero.

3/26/2008 John Marcucci's Retirement

Congratulations to John Marcucci on his retirement, having just served his last shift. Good luck with your plans (lots of hunting this fall, we guess).

3/25/2008 Website Disruption

As you may have noticed, the fire company experienced a brief website disruption over the weekend. As it turns out, a hacker chose to vandalize the site with various Islamic stuff. We apologize for any inconvenience, and welcome our visitors back.

To those that chose make our volunteers take the time to restore the site, please Click here

2/27/2008 Election Results

Budget: $2,893,257
Tax impact: 19 cents, up 3 cents
Yes: 257
No: 219
Passed

Purchase 25 SCBA's to relace 10-year old SCBA's.
Yes: 331
No: 147
Passed

Raise taxes $265,584 above 4% cap on tax increase.
Yes: 244
No: 233
Defeated

Fire Commission: One Three Year Term
Charles Belmont: 318 Elected
Kenneth Schulte: 125 Defeated

Congratulations Charles Belmont.

2/10/2008 Fire District Budget

Please note that the Fire District #7 Elections are being held on Saturday, February 16, between 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm. You will be asked to vote on the 2008 budget, along with a referendum for raising the tax rate. We at the Nottingham Volunteer Fire Company support this budget and referendum, and urge your support in passing it. While it does represent an increase in our tax rate, we feel that there are clear and convincing reasons for this. Here are some of them:

For the past 3 years the tax rate has remained the same ($0.16 per $100.00 assessed value).

The Fire Commission has worked hard to keep costs in check. Yet during this time they faced several financial pressures. These include the addition of staff to get the first responding truck immediately on the road on a 24/7 basis. They also had to replace both the tower ladder and one of the engines, while facing and a steady increase in calls.

Last year they used $150,000.00 of unreserved funds and $75,000.00 from the sale of an asset (old fire engine) to keep the tax rate the same. There aren't any remaining unreserved funds available for use in 2008 and also no assets to sell off, so they now have to make up $225,000.00. In year 2007 they had a water bill of $260,000.00 and it was increased to $300,000.00 for 2008 (The water bill is for all of the hydrants and water mains in our district.)

This comes to around $265,000.00. This is the amount we need to raise the tax for year 2008. A house valued at $300,000 (assessed at $150,000.00) will pay $45.00 more per year $0.03 per $100.00 more in assessed value).

Remember the tax remained the same for the last 3 years so in 4 years the average tax increase is $11.25 per year for our fire protection.

If you want to understand the background about the Fire District and its relationship with the Fire Company, please visit the "About Us" section of this Site.

2/10/2008 Fire Commissioner Election, Charles Belmont

As noted below, the Fire District #7 Elections are being held on Saturday, February 16, between 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm. You will be asked to vote for the one open Fire Commissioner Position. We at the Nottingham Volunteer Fire Company ask that you support Commissioner Charles Belmont as he seeks re-election to this seat.

Commissioner Belmont has tirelessly supported the Fire Company for the past 34 years, and has dedicated his time in several administrative and fire ground functions. He currently is both an active Life Member of the Volunteer Fire Company and a Commissioner with Fire District #7. He has exploited this experience in his position as Fire Commissioner, and has been instrumental in shaping the Fire District as it faces changing needs.

If you want to understand the background about the Fire District and its relationship with the Fire Company, please visit the "About Us" section of this Site.

1/13/2008 2008 Drill Schedule

Deputy Maher has composed a list of all the drills for the next few months. The first 5 drills for the year are MANDATORY for ALL RIDING MEMBERS. There will be no drill on Monday March 17th, in observance of St. Patrick's Day. That drill has been moved to the 5th Monday of the month, March 31st.

The Schedule can be found at www.nottinghamfire.org/drill.html.