THE forecast doubling of the existing Fire Services Property Levy is in the crosshairs of Rural City of Wangaratta councillors who will advocate against it.
From 1 July, the levy will be renamed the Emergency Services Volunteers Fund (ESVF) and it will rise from 8.7 cents to 17.3 cents per $1000 capital improved value [CIV].
Property owners will be slugged with the increases and Wangaratta counc...
