One-cent sales tax to help fund ambulances?

Posted on August 14, 2020

The Taylor County Commission is seeking third-party firms to potentially provide ambulance service for the county, and the eventual price tag is expected to be higher than the $450,000 the commission has been providing Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) each year to run emergency medical services (EMS).

Where the county will find that additional funding was the subject of a discussion held at the commission’s Aug. 3 meeting, with Commission Chair Pam Feagle suggesting they look at the existing local one-cent sales tax levy.

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