It was reported earlier this month the DeWitt County Board voted to move forward to have a county wide tax levy referendum on the March ballot to provide ambulance service to the residents of DeWitt County.

The vote the County Board approved was a motion. State's Attorney for DeWitt County, Dick Koritz says the motion means nothing, the Board needed to pass a resolution in order to move forward with the referendum. Koritz says the County Board will consider the resolution as a part of their Dec. 22 meeting.

[audio:boardvote1.mp3]A Word From Koritz[/audio]

Since the Dr. John Warner Hospital announced they will end ambulance services December 31, 2012, Clinton Mayor Carolyn Peters has taken the lead to find the best possible solutions for residents of DeWitt County. Koritz says things need to be well thought out before action is taken and everyone involved needs to remain in contact.

[audio:boardvote2.mp3]A Word From Koritz[/audio]

Koritz says decisions by each individual entity will have impacts on all the other entities involved and he says discussions need to be happening continuously because of those impacts.

[audio:boardvote3.mp3]A Word From Koritz[/audio]

Koritz says citizens of the county deserve and need an ambulance. He says figuring out the answers to the various problems involved currently in the process need to be ironed out and they need to be done so before any money is raised and then wasted, and it needs to be done with everyone communicating and everyone on the same page.