In Thursday's council meeting, Councilmen Moore, Jones Sr, and Yelverton took steps to ensure Demopolis and Marengo County may not have an ambulance service in the near future.* The Finance Committee had a proposed budget--one that included money for the Tombigbee EMS service currently operating out of BWWMH as subsidy.** The agreement was contingent on the City of Linden and Marengo County agreeing to similar contracts.* The City of Linden and Marengo County refused to agree.* The Demopolis Council, instead of revisiting BWWMH to see what else could be done, took a different route.
Councilmen Moore, Jones Sr, and Yelverton, and recently defeated mayor Williamson added in some last minute changes--changes that took the funds from TEMS and applied it elsewhere.* The members of the finance committee Collins and Cooley had NEVER SEEN the proposals until it was sitting on the table for a vote.* Without discussion, the three councilmen (who had apparently had a peak before the meeting) voted it through.* BWWMH was willing to negotiate ambulance coverage for Demopolis, but now the money has been budgeted elsewhere.
Who knows why they did this.* Williamson commented the prospect of the ambulance problem is now a problem of the "next administration".* It seems Williamson is so full of fail it's going to continue to the bitter end.* Nothing worse than an incompetent politician with borrowed power and no reason to keep constituents happy.
I hope the "next administration" can fix this mess.* Obviously Melvin and Thomas will still be around.* Hopefully a new majority can begin making good decisions for a change.
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