The Villages is moving swiftly to create independent fire district
• As part of a 4-1 vote Tuesday night, the Sumter County Commission surrendered its claim to a $2.7 million refund from The Villages fire department.
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• As part of a 4-1 vote Tuesday night, the Sumter County Commission surrendered its claim to a $2.7 million refund from The Villages fire department.
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• In the meantime, AMR has hired more people to try and help lessen the response times and increased pay.
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• Committee member Leland Greek, a former county fire chief, argued for the separate, county-run ambulance service.
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• Union president Stewart Eubanks says AMR recently boosted EMT wages in Sumter County by 70 percent and paramedic pay by 58 percent.
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• The increase in fees for new construction was going to take effect next week.
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• Deputies arrested a Tampa man on homicide, eight counts of aggravated battery and a weapons charge.
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• On Tuesday, Sumter County commissioners picked an ad hoc committee of five volunteers steeped in EMS and hospital management.
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