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Regular Board meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. Meetings begin at 4:00 p.m. and are held at Station 21 located at 911 N 65th Avenue in Ridgefield, WA. Any variations to this schedule will be posted here.
You may join the meeting virtually by clicking on the meeting link below or going to join.zoom.us and entering Meeting room ID # 262 342 327, Password # 492020
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Public Meeting Notice
Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue
General Board Meeting
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3/11/24 - 3/17/24
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Important: Possible Tax Change with Significant Impacts on Fire and Emergency Services:
The Port of Ridgefield is considering adoption of a Tax Increment Area (TIA) that would divert future, voter approved Fire District taxes from new development to fund infrastructure projects. The port will be discussing this at their upcoming meetings before taking action. Please contact us for information on how this proposal will impact funding for your Fire and Emergency Services. Contact the Port of Ridgefield for details on the proposed Tax Increment Financing Plan.
Port of Ridgefield TIF Public Briefing Event: April 3, 2024 @ 5:30 PM, Port Office- 101 Mill Street, Suite 100, Ridgefield
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Please see this link for information about the proposed TIA from the Port of Ridgefield: portridgefield.org/tax-increment-financing
Port of Ridgefield has scheduled a TIF Public Briefing Event before action is taken. The event will be: April 3, 2024 @ 5:30 PM, Port Office- 101 Mill Street, Suite 100, Ridgefield
Please share the meeting times so we can support You and the others Districts.
Infrastructure projects just for ridgefield? Or all who pay into these emergency services? Like woodland for example…
Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue was able to negotiate some things of benefit to them with the City of Ridgefield to lessen the impacts of its TIA area within city limits. Any possibility of doing something similar with the Port of Ridgefield?
I’m going to repost my same comment from September I had attached from that public briefing announcement: “It is important for citizens to stay informed about current events in our communities. Being present and engaged allows us to collaborate on maintaining well-rounded infrastructure and ensuring the safety of all citizens.” My concern remains the same for the fire district and tax payers of CCFR. CCFR is a junior taxing district that citizens pay for services through levy dollars and fortunately for us CCFR has staff that has worked with other community agencies to secure grants that provide amazing services like the CARES program. In a TIA the area funds will not go towards fire services for 20 years but to the given arranger of the TIA to help pay for other infrastructural needs such as roads up to a given $$ amount. CCFR is county, it doesn’t receive city $$ and covers seven different TIF taxing areas. So far two areas are created for the City of Ridgefield; with mitigation that will allow 2 million dollars to go towards a station being built within our City Limits, a review of the TIA after 5 years to reopen mitigation and a sunset when the city reaches the $ amount. Now CCFR and Fire District 6 will be impacted by 2 areas by the Port of Ridgefield. My hopes are the port will be willing to mitigate based on honest conversation of their plans for development and work with the fire district for something fair that benefits our community members in the long run. There is also a possibility of: -Port of Woodland -City of Woodland -City of La Center -Clark County - Cowlitz County We need fire to be funded sufficiently for the protection of our citizens. Working together to come up with solutions is the only way to support growth while making sure we aren’t hindering our helpers in the community.
And most people impacted for this don't get to vote for the Ridgefield port commissioners.
So frustrating, I have told many people that what I love about Ridgefield is that all of the taxing agencies get along so well, have great relationships and have the greater good of Ridgefield at heart. Which, in my opinion is why Ridgefield is such a great place to live. This has always been the City, School District, Port District, Fire District, etc., impacting another agency like this most likely means I won’t be able to say that anymore. Very sad day. Port of Ridgefield, please reconsider.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Please please please look into this.
Emergency Responses
3/4/24 - 3/10/24
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Thank you for your dedication and service to the community!
Don’t forget to check your smoke and CO Alarms. Change your clocks and check your alarms!
Additionally, you should have alarms on every floor and inside and outside every bedroom in your home. Smoke alarms that are older than 10 years old should be replaced. Call us if you have questions or need assistance with alarms.
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Change your clocks and check your smoke alarms! Today is the perfect day to check your smoke alarms. And remember smoke alarms older than 10 years old are no longer reliable and should be replaced. Questions or need help?….Call our office during the week. ... See MoreSee Less
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Sunny March day with no rain in the PNW?.….We had to make our own rainbow today. Training is a constant endeavor for our team. Some train until they get it right. As emergency responders, we strive to train until we can’t get it wrong and we build muscle memory. We train hard to make sure we’re ready when it counts! Not sure about a pot of gold, but there will definitely be some refined skills for our newest group of driver/apparatus operators at the end of this rainbow! Every day is a training day.
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Every day 👏👏 🌈