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11/16/2023
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The tax to raise money for public education sailed to success as nearly a third of Scotts Valley voted, but a tax for a new fire hall hung in the balance.

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11/08/2023
With a razor-thin deficit, Scotts Valley Fire Protection District’s bond measure remained in limbo after preliminary election results were tallied.

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09/27/2023
As the public protest period ended, no challenges arose to ongoing efforts to dissolve Branciforte Fire Protection District into its Scotts Valley neighbor.

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08/11/2023
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Santa Cruz County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) approved the merger of the fire departments that serve Scotts Valley and Branciforte on Aug. 2. Scotts Valley Councilmember Allan Timms said he was glad to see the Scotts Valley Fire District absorb its beleaguered neighbor. “The Branciforte fire department was failing,” he said, noting SVFD was [...]

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08/03/2023
A body overseeing governmental boundaries approved Scotts Valley Fire Protection District's absorption of neighboring Branciforte Fire.

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07/28/2023
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Mark Correira, the new fire chief with Scotts Valley Fire District, sat in front of a whiteboard hinting at plans for how to get a brand-new station—introduce a new tax.

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03/28/2023
Santa Cruz County leaders helped move the pending joiner of two neighboring fire districts one step closer with a vote allowing the agencies to join their tax revenues.

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04/13/2022
A special meeting of the Scotts Valley Fire Protection District Board of Directors drew just a handful of attendees as the board unanimously voted to approve a “pre-reorganization agreement” with the Branciforte Fire Protection District. Reorganization efforts are expected to take at least a year to conclude.
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