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Peoria Heights voters say yes to continued fire aid from Peoria in a non-binding vote

The Daily Peoria teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 2 sources

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If you live in Peoria Heights, you just told the village board how you feel about its fire department. The Peoria Journal Star reported Tuesday that the ballot question would give the Village Board its most robust feedback yet on what the community wants for the department.

Peoria Heights voters said yes on fire aid from Peoria

The ballot questionWhat the reports say
AskedShould the village pay Peoria for automatic aid?
CoversCertain emergency response situations
TypeNon-binding
ResultVoters back continued aid agreement

Sources: Peoria Journal Star, WEEK 25 News Now

  • Question: should the village pay the city of Peoria for automatic aid?
  • Covers: automatic aid in certain emergency response situations
  • Weight: non-binding, so it guides the Village Board

The answer was yes. WEEK 25 News Now reports that voters back a continued fire aid agreement with the Peoria Fire Department. The reports we have don't include vote totals.

Sources: Peoria Journal Star, WEEK 25 News Now

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