Cd'A Tribe commits $100,000 to Worley Fire District

| July 25, 2012 9:15 PM

PLUMMER - The Coeur d'Alene Tribe recently entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Worley Fire District to provide a 10-year financial contribution totaling $100,000 toward the fire district's operations.

"The Coeur d'Alene Tribe recognizes that the Worley Fire District provides invaluable and essential fire protection services to our government, businesses, lands, facilities and the families living on the reservation. We hope this agreement with the Worley Fire District will provide sufficient financial support to ensure continued protection of life and property in the Worley community over the next decade," said Coeur d'Alene Tribal Chairman Chief Allan of the agreement.

The MOU with the Worley Fire District is just one example of the financial partnerships the Coeur d'Alene Tribe has created with a number of governments in the region.

Under the tenets of the agreement, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe has committed to an annual contribution of $10,000 to the Worley Fire District through 2020, providing the Fire District with a regular and predictable source of revenue.

In return, the Worley Fire District will continue to provide protection and fire suppression services for native and non-native people and property in communities throughout the Worley Fire District, much of which lies within the bounds of the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation.

"This is yet another example of how the Coeur d'Alene Tribe is going above and beyond to support our community," added Allan.

The Tribe's contribution to the Worley Fire District will directly augment the revenue they receive from other sources, including property tax.

"The level of long-term financial support provided to us by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe will substantially increase our annual funding and enhance services we are able to provide to the entire community" said Ron Hise, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the Worley Fire District.

The agreement is the end result of talks between the two parties and has been in the works for more than a year. The first contribution from the Tribe to the Fire District will be in the amount of $20,000 for 2011 and 2012.