City-operated ambulance service grant passes in a 3 to 2 vote

City-operated ambulance service grant passes in a 3 to 2 vote

The Crossville City Council approved applying for a grant to help fund a city-operated ambulance service in a 3 to 2 vote during the Tuesday city council meeting.

CROSSVILLE COUNCIL PASSES CITY OPERATED EMS SERVICE

The Crossville City Council passed a resolution to create a City operated Fire-EMS.  Voting for the motion was Councilmembers Art Gernt, Mike Turner and Dr. Mark Fox.  The nay votes were Councilmember James Mayberry and City Mayor R.J. Crawford. Crossville News First conducted a poll asking if the community was in favor of a City Operated EMS.  43 percent favored the idea that the city investigate the idea of implementing a separate EMS program …