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Residents and city officials raise alarm after Commerce ER closure, council discusses ambulance coverage
Summary
Rob Ford, a Commerce resident, and Jeff Hilton of the Hunt Regional Executive Board urged the City Council on Oct. 21 to address the community impacts from the recent closure of the Commerce emergency room, citing longer ambulance transport times and heightened risk when multiple emergencies occur simultaneously.
Rob Ford, a Commerce resident, used the public-comment period to press the city about recent health-care changes and local traffic enforcement. “If you are aware that that was gonna close, was there any efforts made for the taxpayers to get a reduction on the hospital tax?” Ford asked, noting the community lost access to an emergency room and raising separate concerns about speeding and stop‑sign compliance in a new subdivision near North Neal.
Jeff Hilton, a member of the Hunt Regional Executive Board, told the council he and another board member opposed the budget that led to the ER closure and said the board vote was 7–2. “I pointed out that people would die,” Hilton said, describing…
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