Ballot battle: What to know about Pflugerville ESD 2 this November

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — A ballot battle is brewing in Pflugerville. This November, voters there will ultimately decide whether to continue a 1% sales and use tax. It helps fund Emergency Services District Two, otherwise known as the Pflugerville Fire Department.

The Pflugerville Fire Department Chief Nick Perkins said it will affect response times, and staffing, if approved. A group of locals claims the department is wasting taxpayer’s money.

Chief: ‘This would defund the fire department’

“[Passing] this would defund the fire department. This would reduce our budget by approximately 40%,” Perkins told KXAN. He’s worried about what will happen if the current 1% sales and use tax is rolled back a half-percent.

“That would result in us having to eliminate 130 positions, we’d have to lay off over 80 firefighters. Without having those firefighters we would have to close at least three fire stations,” he said.




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