Aspen Fire Protection District pushes two ballot initiatives to improve funding

Aspen Fire Protection District pushes two ballot initiatives to improve funding

The Aspen Fire Protection District is pushing two funding proposals for the Nov. 25 ballot as fire season and risk continues to increase: a mill levy extension of 0.24 mills and a new sales tax of 0.5%. Because the mill levy extension proposal maintains the current tax rate, homeowners would not have to pay additional property taxes to help preserve emergency response capabilities. The 0.5% increase would not apply to groceries, prescription med…