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The Public’s Radio — ‘It doesn't seem fair’: In shoreline fire districts, taxes buy residents ‘beach club’ perks and exclusivity
By Alex Nunes — In South County, several shoreline fire districts bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes and other revenue annually but spend much of it on expenses more in line with a private beach club, not a fire department. That has drawn the ire of beachgoers who are being blocked from the shore.