Vote AGAINST Prop A: Don't Defund your Pflugerville Fire Department
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We are a group of concerned citizens and members of the Pflugerville Firefighters Association that are working to educate the community about the effort to defund the fire department through positive interaction and community engagement.
What Residents Need to Know about Prop A
Vote No to Prop A this November
In this year's election, we determine the future of public safety. As neighbors, we care about the health and safety of our community. As supporters of our first responders, we’ve come to understand – and hope to be a source of information on – the complex issues at stake in this election. Sadly, misinformation is abundant in the campaign to defund the Fire Department, so here are some facts and resources you will need to make an informed decision on election day
How does Prop A threaten me & my family?
Cutting 30-40% of your Fire Department's budget will result in laying off firefighters, closing stations, increased call times and increasing property taxes and insurance rates.
Who funds the Pflugerville Fire Department? We do!
And it’s currently a cost-efficient and smart use of our tax dollars.
- Homeowners of properties valued at $300,000 pay less than $20 per month for Fire and EMS service in property tax (at a rate of $ .0773 -or about 8 cents or every $100 of property value). Because of the growing demand of a growing city, the citizens of Pflugerville voted to dedicate…
- 1% of the sales tax (approved in 2001 and 2014) to train firefighters to provide medical care and equip fire trucks with paramedics and advanced life support equipment.
- Taxpayers in ESD 17: In 2022, to adequately fund ambulance transport, the citizens of Wells Branch and the ETJ voted to pay an extra 2 cents per $100 of property value to fund Ambulance Transport in these areas.
Who is spreading this information and why?
A special interest group, Pflugerville Residents for Responsible Taxation is funded by two wealthy land developers who do not understand the business of public safety and public safety funding.
This small vocal group is saying that the Pflugerville Fire Department "abandoned the citizens" by pulling out ambulance transport. This is FALSE. Their goal: to erode public trust of the Fire Department with false narratives.
After the special interest group convinced citizens that paying for ambulance transport was a "double tax," the City of Pflugerville decided to use a for-profit ambulance service. Currently, the city is paying $1.4 million every year for this contract.
In hopes of providing the taxpayers a better deal, the Pflugerville Fire Department proposed providing ambulance transport at $1.9 million per year in 2024, with Travis County committed to pay the difference. This means it would have cost the city NOTHING MORE to provide high quality ambulance for Pflugerville residents.
Unfortunately, in a 4-3 vote, the City Council chose a for-profit EMS service that has received a number of complaints and was negligent on one call in 2022 that cost one of our residents his life.
Where Can I Get the Facts?
The Pflugerville Fire Department has been transparent and holds transparency stars from the state comptroller's office. There are no secrets.
