Williamson residents are being asked to weigh options for the future of the town’s volunteer ambulance service, according to the Times of Wayne County. A Town Board-appointed EMS evaluation committee warned that Williamson Volunteer Ambulance Service is in danger of folding.
The committee presented three possible paths: Continue the contract with the local ambulance service, merge with Ontario Volunteer Emergency Service, or rely on Wayne County EMS.
The committee said the local service is facing a volunteer shortage and rising costs that current revenue sources cannot keep up with.
Residents received a mailer asking them to choose between 24-hour service, 18-hour service, or countywide service.
The committee hopes the Town Board will decide at its next meeting whether to continue the contract with the local ambulance service.
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