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City reviews request to increase ambulance subsidy; council cautious

3619766 · May 23, 2025
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Summary

GRC CEO requested the city raise its annual ambulance subsidy from $50,000 to $75,000; City Manager included the increase in initial proposals but said he would hold the line at $50,000 for now pending council guidance and further budget review. One councilmember strongly objected to routine, large annual increases.

City Manager Eric Garrity reported he had received a request from Shane Cornell, CEO of Graham regional ambulance provider (referred to in the meeting as GRC), to increase the city’s annual subsidy for ambulance service from $50,000 to $75,000.

Garrity said he had included the $25,000 increase in the…

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