6,342 / 59.1% Yes votes ...... 4,384 / 40.9% No votes

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Passage of this initiative will allow WFPD to do the following: Improve response times to an acceptable level; Increase present staffing to minimum acceptable levels; Add fulltime staff to downtown-area station.

Facts to consider: Response times are not meeting national fire service standards. Since 1990, WFPD's calls have increased from 1.4 calls per day to more than 5 calls today+an increase of over 350 percent. The instances of two or more emergency calls occurring at the same time have increased more than 500 percent. In 1990 Windsor's population was 12,000; today it's nearly 25,000 (30,000 in the Fire District). WFPD serves a 30.75-square mile area, including part of the Town and adjacent unincorporated areas. WFPD has only two full-time paid firefighters on duty during any 24-hour period. While there are hundreds of new homes and condos near the high school and golf course, the downtown fire station is not staffed. Growth has resulted in more traffic, more signals, more problems getting from one side of town to the other quickly. WFPD operates debt-free+all revenues service the community; all assets are owned outright. Since 1986, WFPD has created a first-class fire department and provided superior service without raising the special tax.

It's a matter of economics, pure and simple. WFPD has an excellent record of fiscal responsibility, but the increasing demand for emergency services is increasing demands on resources to the point where service levels are threatened. Vote to improve response times. Vote for the safety of your family and our community. Vote Yes!

s/ Debora Fudge, Mayor
Town of Windsor

WINDSOR PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSN.
s/ Ronald L. Busch, President

WFPD BOARD OF DIRECTORS
s/ Pat McDowell, President

WINDSOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ASSN.
s/ Walter "P.J." Toste, President

WINDSOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
s/ Thomas Lawrence, President

(No arguments against Measure V were submitted)