The Jackson Township Board of Trustees recognizes the importance and value of providing exceptional safety services to the community. In addition, results of the 2002 Community Survey clearly indicate that many residents rate safety high on their list of Grove City and Jackson Township strengths, with fire, emergency medical and police services ranking the highest of all Township/City services.
The costs for providing and enhancing such services are expensive by nature and continue to rise, presenting the ongoing challenge of seeking and securing adequate funding.
Maintaining a superior level of service requires ongoing financial support from our residents. As the requests for service continue to increase, fire department income has not kept pace. At the center of this issue are several factors - the county’s reduction in effective millage, cuts in state-level Tangible Personal Property tax and a series of Tax Increment Financing agreements with commercial and residential developers in Grove City. All of theses have lead to in adequate funding
To offset this reduction in income, the Township will be iinvestigating an EMS transport billing program to supplement the levy monies that no longer generate sufficient funds to adequately support fire department operations. Our goal, therefore, is to generate revenue that will maintain and enhance the exceptional safety services to the community currently provided by the Jackson Township Fire Department.