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The Genescene<br />
CPR/AED TRAINING COURSE<br />
Offered by Highland Rescue Team<br />
Wednesday, May 9, 6:30 pm, Genesee Fire Station<br />
• Family and Friends course for non-medical professionals,<br />
including hands-only CPR for adults, CPR for children and<br />
infants, AED use in adults and children and choking relief<br />
• Class is approximately 2 hours long<br />
• The class is offered at no cost, although a donation to the<br />
Highland Rescue Team Foundation would be appreciated.<br />
• Class size is limited so you must sign up in advance. Children<br />
under 16 may attend if accompanied by a parent.<br />
To reserve your place, e-mail geneseefiresafety@gmail.com<br />
Please include your name, address, phone number and email<br />
address or call Nancy Balter 303.526.5244<br />
9HealthFair<br />
Saturday, April 28 at 7:00am, Highland Rescue<br />
Highland Rescue, your local medical rescue team, is sponsoring<br />
a 9HealthFair on Saturday, April 28 from 7am to 10:30am at<br />
Rockland Community Church, 17 S. Mt. Vernon Country Club<br />
Rd. Adults 18 and over can participate and get many free or<br />
low-cost health services such as a blood pressure check and<br />
blood count screenings. You can register for the screenings you<br />
want when you come to the Fair, or you can avoid long lines and<br />
pre-register by visiting the 9HealthFair website: www.9Healthfair.org/register.<br />
Our fair can be found under Rockland Community<br />
Church sponsored by Highland Rescue Team. Just print a<br />
copy of your completed forms and bring them with you on Fair<br />
day.<br />
Jan Keating<br />
303.526.1235<br />
Genesee Fire Protection District to Request a Small<br />
Mill Levy Increase<br />
The Genesee Fire Protection District (GFPD) is asking District<br />
voters to approve their request for an increase of 1.5 mills, from<br />
8.00 to 9.50 mills, in a May 8 special election. The new mill<br />
levy rate would enable the District to maintain the projected<br />
annual revenues they earn from property taxes by offsetting the<br />
state-law-mandated reduction in the residential property tax<br />
rate that occurred this year. It will also ensure that the District<br />
has adequate reserve funds.<br />
Without the increase GFPD’s revenues will continue to be 9.55%<br />
less than projected, significantly affecting their annual budget<br />
which funds operations, capital expense for new equipment,<br />
and training. Over 90% of GFPD revenue is earned directly from<br />
property taxes.<br />
• The ballot measure will also allow GFPD to adjust the mill<br />
levy rate, if necessary, to offset further reductions of GFPD’s<br />
revenue if State law mandates future decreases in the residential<br />
property tax rate.<br />
What this means for you:<br />
• The 1.5 mill increase means a $10.80 annual increase/$100,000<br />
actual property value in 2019.<br />
• The new mill levy of 9.5 means that you would pay $68.40<br />
annually/$100,000 actual value in 2019.<br />
• In subsequent years, you would not pay more per $100,000<br />
actual value than you did in 2019, even if the mill levy is adjusted<br />
to compensate for future State law-mandated decreases<br />
in the residential property tax rate. By allowing this adjustment,<br />
GFPD can assure voters that, barring an extraordinary<br />
circumstance, it will not ask voters for additional funding for<br />
at least 10 years.<br />
What this means for GFPD:<br />
• GFPD can continue to be the professional, well-equipped<br />
and well-trained team on which their communities (1500<br />
homes and 36 commercial properties) rely on for protection<br />
and emergency services by ensuring sufficient revenues and<br />
reserve funds for operations and capital expense.<br />
• The increase will help to offset GFPD’s 2018 revenue reduction<br />
from $63.68 in 2017 to $57.76/$100,000 actual residential<br />
value.<br />
We, as taxpayers, accrue great benefit from having a welltrained,<br />
dedicated group of volunteers and career staff (currently<br />
32 volunteers and 2 career staff).<br />
Ballots will be mailed April 16 and must be returned to the fire<br />
station at 23455 Currant Drive, by mail or drop-off, by May 8.<br />
You are invited to attend neighborhood forums on April 12 and<br />
May 1 at 6:30pm at the fire station, where you can learn more<br />
and have your questions answered. You can go to FriendsOf-<br />
GeneseeFire.com for a much more detailed version of this<br />
document (including all the math!) and answers to Frequently<br />
Asked Questions. For specific questions, email geneseefiresafety@gmail.com.<br />
Nancy Balter, Genesee Fire Community Outreach Coordinator<br />
geneseefiresafety@gmail.com.<br />
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