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Originally Posted by billw501
I thought we already agreed that in this case, the fire department would still exist because of the city. In that case, I would hate to be the person who decided the "per service" option, but it would still be an option and still possible. I'm not arguing the fact that this person didn't pay, which was his only option, and then did not get service. I understand that. I'm only saying that I believe with a little effort, the option could be made available.
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The fire department would still exist FOR the city, but how long do you think it would take for the city to stop providing the service to county residents?
A per-service option would only be sustainable if you could guarantee there would be fires. Like I said, the only way to make it sustainable for the county residents would be to pay in advance, just like the city residents do. Otherwise, the cost to maintain the county option would come out of the city taxes on years when there were little or no fires, because the funds for in-city protection would be lessened. And in my view that's NOT an option.
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