Affton Voters Approve Tax Hike for Additional Ambulance

The fire district will use the 26 cent increase to reduce the load on its overtaxed current ambulance.

The votes are in, and Affton residents came out to strongly support the Affton Fire Protection District’s Proposition A, a 26 cent property tax increase to pay for adding a second ambulance to the district. “It was a pretty big win,” said Affton Fire Captain Ben Waser, who helped organize the Yes on A campaign. Prop A passed with 2,433 ‘yes’ votes, about 62 percent of the total. Waser said Tuesday evening that voters he met at the polls were very positive about the tax increase. “The huge majority of people said ‘Yup, there’s a need, we support you,’” Waser said. “They were outwardly saying ‘we are 100 percent behind you.’” The tax increase will bring in $1.27 million in revenue, which Chief Jim Fritz said would be used to add an …

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Know to Vote! April 3 Local Election Guide

Find out what will be on your ballot on Tuesday.

Tuesday is election day, and voters will once again be going to the polls to make democracy happen. Polling places will be open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. Find your polling place by entering your address here. Here's Patch's guide to the races with links to our coverage of the candidates. TWO TAX INCREASES ON THE BALLOT Prop A: The Affton Fire Protection District has a $0.26 tax increase on the ballot to pay for adding an ambulance to their fleet and hiring six new EMTs to staff it. The district says its current single ambulance has been increasingly overtaxed by the new senior centers moving into the area. Prop B: Bayless School District is asking district residents to support a $0.92 cent tax increase to dig them out of their dire …

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