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County adds $2 million for EMS; Millerton hears update and mental-health access noted
Summary
County Legislature allotted a $2 million supplement to assist EMS coverage across Dutchess County; Millerton's departmental report noted use of fly cars and ambulances and raised the prospect of a mental health center in Rhinebeck to serve the northeast area.
Chris Drago provided the department report at the Jan. 27 meeting, saying the County Legislature allotted a $2 million supplement to bolster EMS coverage in Dutchess County. Drago reported county-sponsored fly cars and ambulances are being used in areas where response times are longer.
Drago also mentioned discussion about bringing a mental health center to Rhinebeck, which would be geographically closer to Millerton's northeast corner than the Poughkeepsie center. No board action was recorded on this item; it was presented as information during the department report.
