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Hospital and school officials warn proposed Section 42 housing could strain local EMS, schools and police
Summary
Price Hospital and school district representatives told the council that a proposed affordable housing development using Section 42 financing may increase demand for EMS, police and educational services; officials urged the council to consider impact studies and ordinance changes before approving more units.
Hospital and school officials urged the Price City Council to consider capacity limits for emergency medical services, law enforcement and schools before approving future affordable housing projects that rely on federal tax-credit financing.
Dr. Engar, who identified himself as an emergency department physician, told the council the hospital has seen a sharp rise in transfer requests and that, in the last six months, “we've had, like, 38 transfers we can't even fill,” creating situations where critically ill patients could face delayed access to specialty…
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