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	Rural homeowners get hit with higher fire fee Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:47 pm

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Rural homeowners get hit with higher fire fee

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) --
California homeowners who rely on the state for all, or even part of their fire protection, are going to be billed for the service. There were objections when the move to charge a fee was first proposed, now homeowners will have to pay a much higher fee than first expected.

The California State Board of Fire Services, packed with Gov. Jerry Brown's new appointees, voted to increase California's new, yet controversial fire fee on nearly a million rural residents, even before homeowners got their first bill.

The fire fee is now $150 a year. With exemptions, most will pay $115 a year. That's significantly higher than the one approved in August, which was $90 a year, but with exemptions, many would have only paid $25.

"The legislature and the original budget act and the governor's signing measures indicated it's a $150 fee for fire-prevention activities," said CAL FIRE director Ken Pimlott.

But the old board determined $90 a year was more appropriate to protect the 31 million acres under CAL FIRE's watch. That amount, though, did not quite balance the state budget, which counted on $50 million from this fire fee. So the new board, without much notice, approved the higher fee.

Some on the state Board of Equalization, which will be mailing out the bills, criticized the move.

"The fact is, you went through a public process. You went through a hearing. You went through all this to determine what was the right thing to do. You came out with a number and that wasn't acceptable," said George Runner from the California Board of Equalization.

The governor was asked three times whether he purposely stacked the fire board, but he didn't answer. Rural residents are frustrated because many already pay a fee to their local fire district.

"I'm retired, and I have a fixed income and every $50 or $100 is hurting me," said Bill Ossolinski, a rural California resident.

The bills are scheduled to be mailed out early next year, but a legal challenge still could be possible because some say this fee is really a tax. A lawsuit, though, can't be filed until the first rural resident receives his bill.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/state&id=8427930&rss=rss-kgo-article-8427930

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