Parker County Judge Mark Riley has announced the appointment of five Commissioners who will make up the new Emergency Service District #7 Board.
The new Commissioners are: Mike Bright, Jim Eggleston, Johnie Herbert, Mike Hernandez and Bill Sewell. Our new Board are all residents and taxpayers in the Greenwood Fire District. The Board is planning to have their organizational meeting in the next couple of weeks.
Chief John Burgoyne said, “I am really impressed with the breadth of experience of the new Board. All of us at Greenwood Rural VFD are excited about working with the new Commissioners to improve the quality of emergency services provided to our citizens.”
On November 3rd, the voters of the Greenwood Fire District voted overwhelmingly to form an Emergency Services District or ESD. The ESD passed by a margin of 75% to 25% of the voters. Shortly after the first of the year, Parker County Commissioners Court will appoint 5 ESD commissioners to serve as representatives of the residents of the district. They will make the key decisions about the future emergency services for the district and they will establish the tax rate and the budget for the ESD. They will also contract with the fire department which will provide fire, rescue and emergency services for the district. Their efforts will assure that the residents of the fire district get the best possible emergency services at the lowest possible cost.