Brinnon voters offered solid support on Election Night for the Brinnon Fire Department's two funding measures on the ballot in the February 2023 Special Election.

With the first round of counting finished on Election Night, both ballot measures had passed the 50-percent approval mark.

"We're excited. And we're just going to remain cautiously optimistic," Brinnon Fire Chief Tim Manly said after the initial vote count was announced on Election Night.

Manly said he was preparing a post for social media to give his thanks to the community.

"The community has always been supportive. We've been very, very grateful for the way the have supported us," Manly added. "We're just glad we're able to serve and take care of our community as they would expect us to."

The Brinnon Fire Department (Jefferson County Fire Protection District No. 4) had placed two propositions before voters for the Feb. 14 election.

Proposition 1 proposed a regular property tax levy of 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value for maintenance and operations.

Proposition 2 authorized a regular property tax levy of $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value for Emergency Medical Services maintenance and operations.

Following the first vote tally on Election Night, Prop. 1 was passing with 53.39 percent of the vote. The vote against got 46.61 percent.

Prop. 1 had 244 votes in favor, and 213 votes against.

Prop. 2 had 62.5 percent approval, and 37.5 percent in opposition.

For Prop. 2, the vote tally was 285 "yes," and 171 "no."

A total of 452 ballots were counted for Prop. 1 Tuesday night by election workers in Port Townsend.

Prop. 2 had 456 ballots submitted.

The owner of a $500,000 home would pay a total of $645 this year under the current combined taxes, and $1,000 in 2024 if both measures pass.