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HAZEL PARK, Mich. — Two metro Detroit communities are trying to save their fire departments by joining forces in a special millage.
Hazel Park and Eastpointe want to create the “South Macomb Oakland Regional Services Authority.” The funding partnership will be made possible with a 14-mill levy for 20 years. The measure is on the ballot for voters Tuesday in both communities. Both communities have seen property values fall 50 percent, and due to assessment caps, will not catch up for years. This guts tax revenues for fire services.
“We are looking at across the board evisceration of services in Hazel Park,” said Hazel park City Manager Ed Klobucher. “We are masters at doing more with less.”
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