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The vote to make modifications to the EMS building on Wickapecko Drive in the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township was 204 voting yes and 163 voting no.
Unofficial results from the Feb. 17 Ocean Fire District 2 election show that the $6.8 million referendum to expand the firehouse on Sunset Avenue and make modifications to the EMS building on Wickapecko Drive was approved.
Official results from the county will be available next week.
Unofficial results show 204 residents said yes to the expenditures and 163 voted no.
On the budget which featured total appropriations of $2.3 million 222 residents voted yes and 143 voted no.
Three candidates ran unopposed for seats on the Board of Fire Commissioners.
The unofficial results show incumbent Kevin O’Connor with 300 votes, incumbent Michael Evans with 288 votes and incumbent Jon Losquadro with 282 votes.
These results include only mail in votes received by Election Day.
The expansion project is not to exceed $6,850.000. The fire district will issue a 25-year bond to pay for the project. It is not expected to cause the district to exceed the two percent cap on the total budget for 2025 and will cost each property taxpayer the following amounts. For a property assessed at $200,000 the cost will be an additional $10.50 per tax quarter, for a home assessed at $500,000 the cost will be an additional $26.25 per tax quarter and for a home assessed at $1 million the additional cost will be$ $52.50 per tax quarter. It is anticipated the additional tax rate for the addition and renovations will be .021 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.
