[Grovenet] was: fire funding-now city funding

[Deena]

I should have been more clear. In the instance of FGPD, I meant 
immediately adjacent areas and unincorporated islands. My fault for 
posting late at night without proofing.

Deena


At 08:45 AM 5/21/2007, you wrote:
>I can speak from personal experience, although it was 14 years ago, 
>that the FGPD does NOT come out to the unincorporated area, at least 
>not Dilley.
>And they told me over the phone that it was because we do not pay city taxes.
>
>It was midnight and we had someone prowling outside our home. It 
>ended up he was a mental patient on a work release who had somehow 
>strayed up to our house.
>It took Washington County almost 3 hours to get to our home, they 
>told me, at that time, that even under ideal conditions, weather, 
>roads, etc, the soonest they could ever make it to our house would 
>be 45 minutes.
>I mentioned that the police department was only 10 minutes away but 
>they said Forest Grove police will not come.
>I did not believe that that could be true and so the next day I 
>called the FGPD to find out for myself. They confirmed it. I even 
>gave them the example of my family being attacked by a madman and 
>they still told me that they would not come because I do not pay city taxes.
>But I do also happen to know that the fire department will come out here.
>
>Vickie
>
>Deena <deenaellen at verizon.net> wrote:
>There are plenty of people living in unincorporated areas just
>adjacent to cities, including Forest Grove, who utilize city services
>(library, police, parks-including the aquatic center, roads...just to
>name a few) and don't pay city taxes. FGPD doesn't check, when
>responding to a call, to see if these folks are living in an
>unincorporated pocket. The pool doesn't check for proof of address
>when charging admittance and determining what fee to charge...usually
>leaving it up to citizens' honesty. Churches, schools and other not
>for profit entities within the city don't directly pay property taxes
>either, although they contribute to the vitality of the city in other
>ways. Citizens of Washington County who drive through town to shop,
>or to get to jobs in other areas, cause wear and tear on roads that
>they don't necessarily pay for.
>
>So it does go both ways.
>
>Deena
>
>
>At 03:47 PM 5/20/2007, you wrote:
> >Recently there was something on the news about residences outside
> >the city limit of Portland who received services, but paid no taxes
> >there.  In your post you comment on how rural and enterprize zones
> >here are paying for services that they don't receive.
>
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