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Newport Ambulance budget would raise Eden's share by about $5,300 next year
Summary
Newport Ambulance presented a proposed budget increase of $35,574 for five towns, which the presenter said would cost Eden roughly $5,300 next year (about $48.57 per resident); the ambulance reported fewer calls this year and proposed a 5% pay increase to retain staff.
The Eden Selectboard heard a budget presentation from Scott Griswold of Newport Ambulance that would raise the combined budget for the five participating towns by $35,574, which Griswold estimated would amount to roughly $5,300 for Eden and about $48.57 per Eden resident.
Griswold told the board that calls from January through October were 125 fewer than last year and that mutual aid volume had declined. The service proposes a 5% salary increase to retain personnel and reduce costly overtime, and Griswold said a new contract with Copley Hospital should increase the number of billable calls. Board members did not take a formal vote on the ambulance budget at this meeting; the presentation was received for the town's upcoming budget deliberations.
