Inflation and the lack of affordable housing in West Marin have prompted the Stinson Beach Fire Protection District to place a special parcel tax on the November ballot to boost salaries, reduce turnover and cope with an increasing workload.
The tax would generate $700,000 annually and enable the district to raise salaries for career staff, making them more competitive with departments elsewhere in the county, said Jessi Peri, the district’s fire chief. It requires a…