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Commissioners outline choices for ambulance service as county subsidy and contract limits bite
Summary
Officials said the county subsidizes contracted ambulance service and is evaluating options — extending the Castle Rock contract that caps subsidy at $1.8M/year, creating a countywide service district funded by property tax, or pursuing sales-tax measures — as subsidies approach $1.25M this year.
Commissioners discussed the county's contract for ambulance and emergency medical services and the financial choices facing Sweetwater County.
Officials said the county's current contract with Castle Rock Ambulance Service runs through June 2027 and contains language capping the county subsidy. "The contract we have with Castle Rock states that we will pay up to $1,800,000 a year," one commissioner said.…
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