Benton County Justices Call Meeting To Discuss Ambulance Issue

By Dave Perozek

Posted: August 8, 2014 at 1:30 a.m.

BENTONVILLE -- Benton County's justices of the peace agreed Thursday to hold a special Quorum Court meeting next week to re-examine how to pay for rural ambulance service.

Correction

A previous version of this story had incorrect vote totals. The error has been corrected.

At A Glance

Ambulance Costs

Benton County will pay the cities $942,000 this year for rural ambulance service. The cost of the service is expected to increase to $1.1 million next year and $1.2 million in 2016.

Source: Staff Report

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