FRANKLIN TWP — Supervisors voted Monday to advertise a fire tax ordinance that would have homeowners pay an average of just more than $40 a year to financially support the Prospect Volunteer Fire Department.

Jessica Parker, treasurer of the Prospect VFD, said the two-mill tax would generate about $53,000 a year for the department, which would provide a base and a boost to its budget.

“It was definitely a positive move,” she said. “We're hoping in about three to five years to be able to fund a new building for us.”

According to Bauer, the supervisors intend to vote on the ordinance at a special budget meeting Oct. 23. The tax would go into effect at the beginning of 2022.

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