Custer Fire

Custer Fire secures dispatch service

Published by admin on Tue, 09/04/2018 - 6:23pm

Custer Park is one step closer to operating its own services out of the fire station along Route 113.

Late last month, the Custer Park Fire Department secured dispatching services through the Will County Sheriff’s Department’s new Laraway Communications Center.

Custer Fire Protection District Board of Trustees President Ron Pruss said that while a full vote on accepting Custer Park has yet to happen in front of a majority Board of Directors, the Executive Board extended the department a year-by-year contract until the full vote makes its way through.

Custer Fire referendum approved

Published by admin on Wed, 03/21/2018 - 1:56pm

Custer Fire will collect more cash from taxpayers in an effort to save its fire department.

On March 20, a total of 333 Custer Township voters headed to the polls, approving the referendum by a vote of 194 to 139.

The referendum will allow the fire protection district to keep their own fire station, and set their own tax rate, rather than be subject to the rate of a neighboring district.

The current rate in Custer Township for the corporate fund is .1281, and the current rate for the ambulance fund is .0900.

Custer makes final push to keep fire services

Published by admin on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 10:57am

Voters in Custer Township will make an important decision next week — fund the local fire district, or wait it out until the district eventually goes belly up.

More than 50 Custer Township residents showed up for a special informational meeting on Saturday, March 10 at The Center in Custer Park.

The board is asking residents to approve a referendum in the March 20 primary election that would increase property taxes. That increase, according to the board, will let the district reopen its fire station on Route 113.