Lacking fire hydrants, rural areas still have inadequate fire protection

Editor:

Those of us who refused to pay for inadequate fire coverage in the Winfield area are now proud and happy to be serviced by a county-wide program.

I quickly notified my insurance company of this development, but they, to my chagrin, only seemed interested in the distance of my property from the nearest fire hydrant.

When I mentioned that my property was more than five miles from the nearest hydrant, I was informed that I did not have adequate fire coverage. After investigating the fire coverage rate that had been assessed on my property tax bill, I found out that I pay the same rate as those with adequate coverage.

Seems the county agrees with The News-Times - make them pay whether you can provide adequate coverage or not.

Harry Bloomer, Winfield