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San Juan County EMS director pitches 1% rural-health sales tax to stabilize ambulance services
Summary
San Juan County EMS Director Jeremy Hoggard told the Bluff Town Council the county is proposing a 1% rural-health sales tax on the Fall 2026 ballot to address an EMS funding shortfall; he said the tax could generate about $1.2 million and reduce reliance on county general-fund subsidies.
San Juan County EMS Director Jeremy Hoggard presented operational and fiscal data to the Bluff Town Council on May 5 and outlined the county’s plan to place a 1% rural-health sales tax on the Fall 2026 ballot to stabilize EMS services.
Hoggard said San Juan County’s 2026 EMS budget is about $1,060,000 with projected income of roughly $707,309 and staffing costs near $734,636; he described a structural funding gap that has been covered by the county general fund in prior years. In 2025 the service logged about 591 calls and transported 449 patients; 142…
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