Benton County Ambulance Town Hall Meetings Set

BENTONVILLE — Several of Benton County’s justices of the peace plan to hold town hall meetings to discuss the county’s plan to pay for rural ambulance service.

• Susan Anglin, justice of the peace for District 9, has three meetings to provide information about the Feb. 11 election. The meetings are at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Highfill City Hall; at 9 a.m. Jan. 18 at the Centerton’s Mayor’s Coffee at the Centerton Community Center; and at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Centerton Fire Department.

• Steve Curry, justice of the peace for District 11, has a meeting set for 6 p.m. Jan 24 at the Billy V. Hall Senior Center in Gravette.

• Brent Meyers, justice of the peace for District 14, has a meeting set 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 25 in the City Council room at Lowell City Hall.

• Pat Adams, justice of the peace for District 6, has a meeting set for 6 p.m. Jan. 28 in the community room at the Pea Ridge Fire Department.

The county has agreed to pay seven municipal fire departments providing rural ambulance service about $942,000 for 2014. The money would ensure the service is available, but not pay the cost of patient care.

The Quorum Court in September created an emergency medical services district with an $85 annual fee to be levied on households in the district. The fee would pay the county’s cost to make ambulance service available.

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