Jamestown  (CSi)-  Voters in the Jamestown Rural Fire District, Tuesday approved the proposed mill levy increase, to enable the $2.8 million purchase and expansion of  the former Century Link building in Southeast Jamestown.

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Travis Lemieux of the Jamestown Rural Fire Department tells CSiNewsNow.com that of the 131 votes cast there were 86 yes votes, 45 no votes.

A simple majority of “yes” votes was needed to pass.

Brian Paulson, says the project is slated to start next spring when the property tax revenue becomes available. It takes about six to eight months for the USDA to process a loan application.

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Jamestown  (CSi)  Voters in the Stutsman Rural Fire District will vote Tuesday on whether or not they approve a five mill property tax levy to fund the construction of a new $2.8 million rural fire station.

The polling place will be at the present rural fire hall at 205 3rd Avenue Northwest in Jamestown, with the polls open Tuesday from 11-a.m., to 7-p.m.

Eligible voters live in the City of Spiritwood Lake, plus residents rural the fire district including those in the townships of Ashland,Bloom, Buchanan, Corwin, Deer Lake, Eldridge, Fried, Hidden, Homer, Lenton, Lippert, Midway, Plainview, Sydney, Winfield, Woodbury, and Ypsilanti.

Residence in the City of Jamestown are not eligible to vote.

Stutsman County auditor/chief operating officer, Nicole Meland,  points out that the rural fire district is its own taxing jurisdiction certifying  its own property tax levy, and is able to hold its own elections regarding property taxes.

If approved by voters, Tuesday, the rural fire district would apply for a 30-year loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program, which  determines the mills the district uses each year and the amount, and the five mills would cover the loan payment is for the first year.

A full five additional mills would raise about $180,000 annually and  a residential property with a true value of $100,000, a property owner would see an additional $22.27 in taxes in annual taxes if approved by voters, with the estimated annual loan at 3.875 percent, and an annual payment of $160,913.

The  Jamestown Rural Fire Department has  closed to purchase a building at 1209 9th Street, Southeast, in Jamestown from Century Link at a cost of  $625,000, to enable the rural fire department to keep all of it’s vehicles and equipment at one location, including an addition to the building.