Crime & Safety
New Fire Tax Prompts Local Meeting; Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries To Lead
"This meeting is an opportunity to learn more about the ill-advised -- and possibly illegal -- tax ...," Jeffries said in a released statement.
County residents upset over the new fire tax can get more information on what’s being done to change the law during a meeting this week with a local assemblyman.
Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries (R-Lake Elsinore) is hosting the meeting, Sept. 19 at the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District headquarters, 31315 Chaney Street in Lake Elsinore, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
“This meeting is an opportunity to learn more about the ill-advised -- and possibly illegal -- tax and have questions answered by representatives from Cal Fire and the Board of Equalization,” Jeffries said in a released statement.
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Jeffries, who also serves as chair of the assembly's Rural Fire Protection Working Group, opposed the new fire prevention tax , route: {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"show", :id=>"lake-elsinore-lawmaker-seeks-end-to-state-fire-tax"} -->that’s being imposed on those who live in
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