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Area Leadership Weigh In On EMS issue

July 16th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

With Allegany County government and Emergency Medical Services at an impasse over budget issues, other leaders in the county are voicing their opinions.  Both Cumberland Mayor Ray Morriss and District 1 Senator Mike McKay were asked what they thought about the situation.  Mayor Morriss said he believes the cost issue of EMS for the county has been building for some time…

 

Senator McKay agrees with Morriss but also thinks it may be time to think about revisiting a combining of city and county EMS because state mandates are driving them in that direction…