Fire fee bill fails, sponsor attempts to revise it
Ohio University's undergraduate Student Senate failed to pass legislation that would have allowed the Senate to present an optional semesterly fire fee for students to the OU Board of Trustees.
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Ohio University's undergraduate Student Senate failed to pass legislation that would have allowed the Senate to present an optional semesterly fire fee for students to the OU Board of Trustees.
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A bill to propose a fire fee failed to pass during Student Senate’s meeting on Wednesday. The bill proposed an optional semesterly fee of $50 for students, which would go toward hiring new Athens Fire Department firefighters.
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