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Emergency Medical Services
To keep medical training costs down,
we need to hire six additional staff members over the next several years, and also retain more of our current staff. This will allow us to continue responding quickly and efficiently to emergencies throughout the County – which is geographically the size of Rhode Island.
One of our station buildings is from the World War II era, and another was built in 1953. Both are becoming unsafe for our staff to live and work in, and need re-built.
In addition to the stations, to continue meeting the County's growing medical emergency needs, we need to add an ambulance to the fleet. Over the next three-to-five years, we'll also need to replace three of our older ambulances to continue keeping response times low while being cost effective and ensuring the safety of our patients and staff.
The most efficient and cost-effective way to fund our staffing, infrastructure and equipment needs, is to consider an increased mill levy on property – which constituents would get to vote on.
Raising the local property tax mill levy by 1.75 mills would provide Grand County EMS with about $1.54 million* annually, which would allow us to meet our budgetary needs for staffing, building improvements, and vehicle replacements to continue serving Grand County safely, efficiently and effectively.
The proposed mill levy increase depends on your home value. A $500,000 home would be taxed an additional $62 each year ($5 per month if you have escrow account on your mortgage).
Find out exactly what a 1.75 mill levy would mean for you and your property using our online property tax calculator.
*This anticipates a 10% increase in 2021 property tax assessments
