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Streator to vote on increasing ambulance fees by $200 · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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Streator to vote on increasing ambulance fees, by two hundred dollars. Written
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by Michael Urbineck. This article is being read by an automated voice,
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brought to you by Everlet. The Streeter City Council heard a discussion
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item during its committee of the whole meeting Wednesday regarding updating its
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ambulance fees, increasing them by 200. The new fees would be 1500
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four a basic life support call and 1800 for an advanced life
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support call Fire Chief Brian Park said most municipalities increase theirs annually
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based on different numbers with Medicare and Medicaid in the area. Streeter
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hasn't updated fees since it started providing ambulance services four years ago.
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Park said it would provide an additional fifty thousand dollars in revenue
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from the ambulance service. This ordinance will be up for a vote
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at the Wednesday, October twenty-first, city council meeting.