Trophy Club to hold bond election to fund new firehouse

by PegNews wire

TROPHY CLUB — The Trophy Club Municipal Utility District No. 1 (MUD 1) voted Monday, March 10, 2008, to call a Bond Election to finance the construction of a new firehouse in the Town of Trophy Club.

The Bond will be in the amount of $2,000,000 to be voted on by the citizens of MUD 1 during the upcoming election on May 10, 2008. The passage of this bond will not necessitate any increase in tax rates.

The proposed firehouse will be funded equally by MUD 1 and MUD 2, in the amount of $4,000,000 totally for a building, facilities, land and equipment. This new firehouse will replace the existing structure built in 1984 for what was then an all volunteer fire department. Currently, Trophy Club’s Fire/EMS Department houses 6 vehicles and services 14 full time employees from this outdated facility.

The proposed new building will include expanded living quarters, an administrative area and 3 large emergency vehicle bays. It is anticipated, the new facilities will fulfill the needs of Trophy Club for many years to come.

Since before Trophy Club became a Town, the Municipal Utility Districts have owned and operated the fire department for this area and housed the EMS equipment. Currently, 9.894 cents of the MUD taxes go toward providing fire protection services.

“We are proud of the high quality of services these departments provide to our community. Our MUD directors wish to remain proactive in providing the up to date facilities our community needs by seeking citizens’ support for the passage of this bond package, which will not result in increased tax rates.” stated Connie White, MUD 1 Director.

Complete information regarding the planned fire station, is available on the Town of Trophy Club and MUD’s homepage under Presentations Available for Viewing, “Fire Department Building Plan”.

Source: City of Trophy Club