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Shout Out: Should Montgomery County Charge Ambulance Fees?
Montgomery County is one of the few jurisdictions in the nation that does not charge ambulance fees, but that could be about to change.
Montgomery County is the only jurisdiction in the Washington, DC, region that does not charge ambulance fees, thanks to a 2010 referendum in which county voters rejected the fees after the fees had been approved by the county council. That referendum could be reversed this year by the county council, The Gazette reported. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett favors the fees as a way to help bring in revenue. As a courtesy to Leggett, Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner introduced the executive's legislation to establish a fee earlier this month. "The executive has asked the council to reconsider the fee in light of state actions that have intruded on council taxing authority and the looming possibility of a shift in half …
Devee Schoenberg
1:10 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Absolutely NO ambulance fees. Leggett has slapped all of us with a fee -- a fee based on his contempt for the voters of Montgomery County who previously opposed the request in 2010. Our elected officials "work for us" -- not the other way around. To ignore what was voted down is outrageous. I agree with the comments that many people would be afraid to call 911 if there were fees. And, I … more ›