Firefighters deliver referendum petitions HMB fire board

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Half Moon Bay Fire Protection District board, firefighters presented their petitions for a referendum on the Coastside fire boards’ decision to outsource fire services to the California Department of Forestry, reports the Daily Journal.

The firefighters collected between 1,800 and 2,000 signatures of residents in Half Moon Bay and Point Montara in an attempt to reverse a recent decision by the board to contract for fire services with the state. The firefighters are confident they have enough valid signatures to send the issue to the voters by way of the ballot booth, said fire Capt. Ari Delay.

For the vote to happen, the petition must include approximately 850 signatures of registered Half Moon Bay voters and approximately 150 registered Point Montara voters.