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Eagle Pass asks Maverick County to cover 40% of city fire and EMS costs; court moves discussion to executive session
Summary
The City of Eagle Pass asked Maverick County on March 14, 2025 to pay roughly 40% of the city’s adopted 2025 fire and EMS budget — about $3.285 million — and the commissioners took related agenda items into executive session for negotiation.
The City of Eagle Pass requested that Maverick County pay its share of fire and emergency medical services at the Maverick County Commissioners Court meeting on March 14, 2025. Mayor Salinas told the court the city provides life‑saving fire and EMS services to county residents and that “about 40% of the calls that EMS gets are from people that live out in the county.”
City representatives said the city’s adopted 2025 fire department budget is $8,212,849 and asked Maverick County to pay 40% of that amount, which the city calculates as $3,285,139 for the year and $273,761 per…
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