Ballot language error causes delay in bond approvals for Higbee FD

HIGBEE -- When Higbee Fire Chief Joe Roberts went to vote in the August 6 primary, he realized something was horribly wrong.

"My stomach sank a little bit," Roberts said.

On the August 6 primary ballot, the Higbee Fire Protection District proposition was approved 370-94, almost 80% of the vote. The proposition was supposed to approve a $1,620,000 bond. However, the ballot language was wrong, and voters only approved a million dollars.

"To rectify this, we will be reintroducing the remainder of that amount on the November ballot to secure the full bond that was initially communicated," a press release from the department said.


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