Morris Fire District Residents To Vote on New Firehouse Proposal
By TERESA WINCHESTER
MORRIS
The Board of Fire Commissioners of the Morris Fire District will hold a public meeting on Thursday, November 13 at 6 p.m. at the Morris Fire Department, 117 Main Street. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information and receive public comment regarding a proposal to construct a new fire station.
A public vote on the proposal to authorize the expenditure of $5,983,000.00 for the construction of a new firehouse will be held on Tuesday, November 18 from noon to 9 p.m. Voting will take place at the Morris Fire Department. All residents of the Morris Fire District who are registered to vote and who have resided in the Morris Fire District for 30 days prior to voting are eligible to participate in the referendum, which is conducted by the district itself rather than the Village or Town of Morris. The district encompasses properties in both municipalities.
The exact wording of the referendum asks voters whether to approve “a resolution authorizing the issuance of serial bonds of the Morris Fire District in the Town of Morris, Otsego County, New York in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,938,000 pursuant to the local finance law to finance the construction of a new fire station and delegating the power to issue bond anticipation notes of the sale of such bonds to the fire district treasurer.”
