The Shandaken Town Board wants to get rid of its billing responsibilities for the town ambulance department. Lot of parties go for outsourcing, that’s not the issue, but the strange thing here is how undisputedly the nod towards outsourcing of the service was passed for a department whose cost is increasing but profit not.
The meeting last Thursday, which was over in about six minutes, was set to precede a workshop session to discuss a new sewer use law for the ham
let of Pine Hill….While ambulance fees are expected to bring the town $145,000 this year, the prediction for 2008 revenue is only $115,000, according to the 2008 town budget adopted this month. The budget also projects a substantial increase in ambulance squad costs, from $218,496 to $250,400. Source
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