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MIDDLETON, Idaho — Cities around Idaho are dealing with the fallout from election day. In Middleton a levy to continue funding full-time employees at the city’s fire department failed Tuesday.
Middleton Fire Chief Brad Trosky said the levy’s failure could have serious ramifications. “I’m very worried for the community and very worried for the state of public safety in our community in general,” Trosky said.
The Middleton Fire District has asked voters to approve the levy every two years since 2008, and it has passed every time. That is until Tuesday, when the levy failed by a 10-percent margin. “I was very surprised,” said Trosky about the levy’s failure.
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