Midway would pay for the first year up front. After that, the city would ask for a fire district tax to cover the cost of operations.  Midway would make quarterly payments to the county for service during the first year. Then, if the city’s proposed fire district tax passes, Midway property owners would see it in 2026 on their 2025 county tax bill and the county tax commissioner would collect it. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.