By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the regular meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors on July 16, the supervisors discussed the next steps in the effort to design and implement countywide EMS services.
Supervisor Maggie Armstrong shared her efforts to reach out to additional stakeholders in the county who may wish to share their thoughts on the proposed plans. Supervisor Steve Smith made additional suggestions for possible stakeholders to contact, including physicians, city councilmembers, mayors, EMS personnel and others.
Board Chair JD Kuster said he had a phone call brainstorming additional stakeholders to contact. Smith suggested making sure to have contacts from Bear Grove and Jackson townships, and Kuster agreed.
“The more information they get, the better that we’re going to be able to put this forward to the voters,” Kuster said.
“Yes, and to have a well-rounded message,” Armstrong said.
One of the agenda items was canvassing the Guthrie County portion of the July 9 West Central Valley special school board election. County Auditor Dani Fink shared the results.
“It was for West Central Valley School Board for district six to fill a vacancy and for district seven to fill a vacancy. For district six, Laura Weber received 33 votes and Dustin Foster received 73 votes, and these are just for Guthrie County’s portion of the school district. For district seven, Jeff Dudley received 103 votes with 3 undervotes,” Fink said.
Armstrong shared progress on development of the county’s new website.
“We’re still on track for a September launch,” she said.
The supervisors also had scheduled a special closed meeting for 10 a.m. to discuss litigation matters.
The next regular meeting of the supervisors will be Tuesday, July 23 at 9 a.m. The public is welcome. Attendees may participate in person or by calling 323-792-6123 and inputting conference ID 547029216#.