Horseshoe Bay drops Oakridge from fire coverage

OAKRIDGE — Residents will have to wait at least a half hour longer for a firefighting truck to arrive at their homes after property owners opted out of a more than $60,000 annual fire service contract with the City of Horseshoe Bay, officials said.

Effective May 1, Oakridge residents will rely on response from volunteer firefighters from Kingsland, located about 30 miles away, because of a handful of residents refusing to pay into a voluntary fire protection fund, according to property owners association President Dale Hoffman.