Voters Approve Funding for Woodinville Fire and Rescue

It appears that Woodinville Fire and Rescue will receive the funding they requested.

Preliminary results from King County Elections show overwhelmingly support for continuing the benefit charge for the next six years.

As of Tuesday night, shortly after polls closed, out of a total of 6,137 votes, 5,393 (87.96 percent) approved the benefit charge while voters against it are at 738 (12.04 percent).

Since 1990, Woodinville Fire has utilized a Fire Benefit Charge as a means to collect revenue. This April the Fire District was seeking to continue the benefit charge at its current level of funding.

The benefit charge is based on the square footage of buildings and structures on a voter's property. This is in contrast to taxes that are based on assessed value. The Fire District currently receives 40 percent of its revenue through the benefit charge.