In addition to the budget, voters also approved a bond referendum. Both the budget and bond will not result in a tax increase.
According to the district, Marlton residents have approved the 2017 budget for Evesham Township Fire District No. 1.
In addition to the budget, voters also approved a bond referendum. Both the budget and bond will not result in a tax increase.
According to the district, this is the third consecutive year that the district has not had a tax increase.
For the bond referendum, the district seeks to replace one rescue vehicle and thirty aging Automatic External Defibrillators.
The district’s rescue truck is 22 years old and will be older once the replacement and delivery process is complete the district’s fleet of AEDs is 15 years old.
Last year Evesham Fire-Rescue answered more than 1,650 calls for fire service and over 4,400 emergency medical incidents.
Official results are still pending.