The Osage Beach Fire Protection District is asking for voter approval in the August election to increase the operating levy by 15-cents per 100-hundred-thousand-dollar assessed value on real estate. Osage Beach Fire Chief Jeff Dorhauer says the increase is needed in order to hire more firefighters due to the increased demand with the higher population…
Other needs identified by the district include a training facility and the increase in operational costs. From 2009 to 2013, the District experienced a revenue decrease of over eleven-percent and an increase of over 14-percent in expenses…