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Residents press council on ambulance deficit, LGA reliance and county cooperation
Summary
During public comment and council discussion, residents urged the city to use Local Government Aid and pursue taxing-district options to address a growing ambulance fund deficit; councilors said past attempts to form a county taxing district met resistance and that the city currently bears substantial ambulance costs.
Several residents on Monday urged the International Falls City Council to address the ambulance fund’s growing deficit and to pursue structural funding changes, saying the city has long relied on state Local Government Aid (LGA) and needs new revenue strategies.
Alan Cruz, who identified himself as a resident of Mesa, Arizona and a native of International Falls, warned the council about overreliance on state aid. “If it stops immediately, you have a a 30% shortfall,” Cruz said, referring to the city’s…
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