The petition, put together by Pflugerville Residents for Responsible Taxation, aims to transfer a half-cent sales tax that currently funds Travis County ESD No. 2 to the City of Pflugerville to fund its own emergency services.
, put together by Pflugerville Residents for Responsible Taxation, aims to transfer a half-cent sales tax that currently funds Travis County ESD No. 2 to the City of Pflugerville to fund its own emergency services.
"The ESD No. 2 2023 budget includes an $11 million increase in revenue, and they have over $24 million in excess taxes collected over time, so they have plenty of money to continue with current operations and not make any changes in staffing," said Ryan.Travis County ESD No. 2 stopped providing ambulance services to the City of Pflugerville in January 2022.
Josh Stubblefield, president of the Pflugerville Professional Firefighters Association Local 4137, also called it a "false narrative" that ESD No. 2 had voluntarily "quit" providing services.which found that Travis County ESD No. 2’s "financial crisis is self-imposed and the need for $2.79 million from the City of Pflugerville to subsidize services is unsubstantiated.
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