SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Township's supervisors voted to implement a 1.5 mill fire tax beginning in 2022 at its meeting Monday night.

The tax will take effect Jan. 1, and community members will be charged based on the assessed value of their property. An average citizen will pay $11 under the implemented millage rate, officials said.

Supervisor Paul Dickey, board chairman, said that surrounding communities are implementing a fire tax. He said Slippery Rock should do its part to support the Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Company.

“If we're not supporting the fire department and we lose them, it will be way more expensive,” Dickey said.

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