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# Bear Lake Fire District Levy Fails at the Polls
- URL: https://www.bearlaketv.com/bear-lake-fire-district-levy-fails/
- Published: 2026-11-10T15:59:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-10T15:59:50.000Z
- Description: Bear Lake County voters turned down a permanent levy that would have raised up to $800,000 a year for the Bear Lake Fire District. It needed two-thirds to pass and got about 34 percent.
- Author: Darren Eastman
- Tags: bearlaketv, Bear Lake County, Public Safety, Election 2026, Idaho

Bear Lake County voters said no to a permanent property tax levy for the Bear Lake Fire District on the Nov. 3 ballot.

The measure drew 503 votes in favor and 958 against, about 34 percent yes to 66 percent no, according to results reported by the News-Examiner. As a permanent override levy, it needed a two-thirds supermajority to pass.

The levy would have raised up to $800,000 a year starting in 2027 to staff, equip, operate and maintain fire protection and emergency services in the district. The ballot put the cost at about $39 per $100,000 of taxable property value.

Elsewhere in Southeast Idaho, voters approved school levies in Grace and Soda Springs and water system bonds in Grace and Preston, and returned Republican incumbents in Legislative District 35, which covers all of Bear Lake County.

We'll follow what the fire district does next. If you're on the district board or have heard about its plans, send us a note.

Source: News-Examiner and Preston Citizen, "Local voters return GOP incumbents, approve school levies and water bonds," Nov. 8, 2026 (hjnews.com).