ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y.–The Town Board of Mount Hope passed a resolution to have a public hearing on June 2 regarding the creation of a new ambulance district.
It will be held on June 2 at the town hall at 1706 Route 211 West. Anyone from the public may come and voice an opinion about it, town officials said.
The effort to create an ambulance district was prompted by long response times for medical emergencies. Mount Hope Town Supervisor Paul Rickard told The Epoch Times that he has received complaints about the time it takes for medical help to arrive.
Rickard said the goal is to have a dedicated ambulance that will cover Mount Hope and the village of Otisville. The ambulance will be contracted from somewhere else, possibly the Greenville ambulance corps, and will be stationed at either the Mount Hope town hall or the police station….