Resolution - 2 Dist. in Cape Fear District - #2011-11

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WHEREAS, unlike the Cape Fear RFP District, the proposed service districts would not be • municipal corporations and would have no independent authority but, rather, would be established and maintained by the County, under the control of this Board. WHEREAS, as required by North Carolina General Statute § 153A -302, this Board received and considered information and evidence from the property owners who would be affected by creation of the proposed two fire protection, ambulance and rescue service districts and other persons, which information and evidence is relevant to determining whether to establish the service districts, to wit: (1) The proposed Clearwater Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Service District would contain a resident population of approximately 528 persons with a population density of 493 persons per square mile; (2) The proposed Clearwater Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Service District would consist of approximately 251 separate parcels with a 2011 assessed tax value of approximately 22.5 million dollars; (3) The present county tax rate paid by property owners in the proposed Clearwater Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Service District is 75 cents per $100 of property valuation and the present additional special tax rate for fire protection, ambulance and rescue services provided through the Cape Fear RFP District is 8.6 cents per $100 of property • valuation. The additional special tax rate for fire protection, ambulance and rescue services proposed to be provided by the City of Sanford is estimated to be approximately 16 cents per $100 of property valuation, or ($36,000) for Fiscal Year 2010 -2011. There also would be an additional special tax of 1.25 cents per $100 of property valuation for the Fire Marshal's Office services. (4) The property owners in the proposed Clearwater Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Service District have the ability and have expressed the desire to sustain the additional special taxes necessary to have the City of Sanford provide fire protection, ambulance and rescue services for the district. (5) The proposed Cape Fear Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Service District would contain a resident population of approximately 4632 persons with a population density of 88.5 persons per square mile (6) The proposed Cape Fear Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Service District would consist of approximately 3286 separate parcels with a 2011 assessed tax value of approximately 336.5 million dollars. (7) The present county tax rate paid by property owners in the proposed Cape Fear Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Service District is 75 cents per $100 of property valuation • and the present additional special tax rate for fire protection, ambulance and rescue 2