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Commissioners report Kings Highway repair complete, say EMS contingency should avoid year-end crisis
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Summary
County leaders said emergency repairs to Kings Highway 3 are finished and praised municipal partners and county staff for stepping up; commissioners also said contingency planning should prevent an anticipated end-of-year EMS shortfall across seven municipalities.
County officials reported that emergency repairs to Kings Highway 3 have been completed and that local municipalities and county administrators helped expedite the work.
During new business, a commissioner noted the Kings Highway repair is open and commended the contractor and project manager for an expeditious job. Separately, the board addressed an ongoing end-of-year EMS funding concern: a commissioner said the county administrative team and municipalities ‘‘stepped up’’ and that a contingency arrangement exists to keep EMS services operating across seven municipalities under the mutual aid board (MAB) if problems arise. The speaker thanked Woodstown and other municipalities for their cooperation.
The discussion was presented as an operational update; no formal motions were recorded tied to additional EMS funding during the public portion. The board did say it expects a smooth settlement coming Jan. 1 and indicated contingency plans could be activated if required.
The public portion of the meeting then closed and the board voted to enter closed session on matters related to litigation and negotiation.
