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February 8, 2013
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Gaines: SRA fire fee is illegal

State Sen. Ted Gaines is burning on the State Responsibility Area fire fee, and he is not about to be quelled. The Republican lawmaker who resides in Roseville and represents Nevada County has been fighting the SRA fee since Governor Jerry Brown signed the Assembly bill in July 2011. This week, Gaines introduced three separate pieces of legislation intended to overturn the fire fee or exempt property owners who reside within the boundaries of a fire protection district or are low income. “This $150 fire tax is illegal and unfair — plain and simple,” said Gaines. “My goal with these …

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