Jeff city council rescinds fire territory

Jeffersonville council votes to stop fire territory amid concerns about new tax law

A new Indiana law caps the property tax rate for fire protection territories at .40 per $100 of assessed value. (Aprile Rickert / LPM)Jeffersonville City Council members deliberated for around two hours at a special meeting Monday before they ultimately voted to stop a fire territory they approved earlier this year.The board voted 5-4 to rescind an ordinance that approved the territory. It would have expanded fire coverage to Jeffersonville, sol…

Jeff city council rescinds fire territory

JEFFERSONVILLE — “It’s done,” said Jeffersonville Fire Department Chief Shawn Grant to the Jeffersonville City Council at a special called meeting Monday.