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Court approves Acadian ambulance contract and tables volunteer fire department contracts amid ESD dispute
Summary
Commissioners approved a countywide ambulance services contract with Acadian (effective 2026‑04‑01) after representatives addressed litigation and operational questions; a separate multi‑item proposal to contract firefighting funds with volunteer fire departments vs. ESDs generated debate about legal, tracking and governance issues and was tabled to January for further review.
Liberty County Commissioners on Dec. 16 approved a contract with Acadian Ambulance to provide countywide ambulance services; the contract’s effective date in court documents is April 1, 2026. Acadian representatives described operational readiness and pledged transparency on response time reporting; the court asked about ongoing litigation in Louisiana and how Acadian would address response‑time concerns.
Eric Strickland,…
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