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Debate over ambulance funding: committee reviews city contribution history and possible revenue options

Yankton County Finance Committee · April 29, 2026
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Members recounted the history of city contributions to ambulance housing and discussed whether ambulance service remains appropriately funded; committee also discussed potential revenue options such as increasing real-estate transfer fees.

A committee member recounted that the city once housed ambulance staff and contributed to facility costs but stopped that participation after a renovation around 2019, a change the member said reduced the city's financial role in ambulance services.

“They housed it... At that point, the city said we're not participating in any of that housing cost anymore,” the committee member said while describing the…

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