EMS vote nears

ELECTIONS

As local voters prepare to decide the fate of Elgin’s emergency medical services, Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 3 continues to develop its plan for transitioning to a county-operated EMS system.

ESD 3 commissioners voted Oct. 15 to move away from private EMS contracting for the first time in more than two decades. The shift to a district-operated service aims to improve response times and service quality by ending the district’s relationship with Acadian Ambulance, which has held the contract for 11 years.