People living in parts of northern Hays County have been waiting up to 35 minutes for EMS to arrive after placing a call. The national standard is about nine minutes.
People living in parts of northern Hays County have been waiting up to 35 minutes for EMS to arrive after placing a call.
“Once you start travel time, you’re at the mercy of how far away the call is, what the traffic conditions are like and what the weather is like,” he said., but the region’s emergency services department hasn’t been able to grow accordingly.stations. Two stations break ground this month and are scheduled to be completed by June 2024, but Fowler said the area needs five to keep up with calls.
Under the state Constitution, emergency districts can't tax more than 10 cents per $100 of property valuation. Neighboring cities and counties have an EMS property tax rate between 5 and 7 cents. “So on a million-dollar home, that's only increasing their annual taxes by around $100 to $200,” Fowler said.
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