Calhoun County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) fell just shy of the 60 percent super majority vote required to pass the essential service tax. Of the 1,922 votes reported, 1,102 or 57.34 percent approved of passing the 65 cents per $1,000 assessed taxable valuation that would be levied to go straight to the department for new equipment, vehicle, and training for staff. Director of Calhoun County EMS Bruce Musgrave says he was disappointed to see the measure come so close, but fall short.
This is the second time that Calhoun County EMS attempted to pass the essential service tax, but Musgrave says he is not letting that discourage him from trying again.
Due to the measure not passing, Musgrave says he has a lot of work ahead of him to be able to place it back on the ballot during the next election.
Musgrave says that means he will have to go in front of the Calhoun County Board of Supervisors and ask for them to deem Calhoun County EMS an essential service all over again. He says that he feels a lot of individuals got told some misrepresented information that caused the vote to fell short. He says he already has plans to make sure county residents are informed of what the tax will be and what it will be used for.
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