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PAUL SANDBERG,left,George DiMartino,center,and Supt. Maplewood citizens will go to the polls Tuesday, June 1, to
William Woodworth, right (through window) inspect the decide whether funding for the paramedic program will con-
paramedic van of the city of Maplewood after a meeting of the tinue. Failure to pass the referendum means that the
North St. Paul-Maplewood Chamber of Commerce last week. paramedic police service will cease.
The paramedic rig was brought over for a demonstration.
Paramedic referendum
scheduled T
The fate of Maplewood's police Referendum voting will take place at Approval of the paramedic referendum
paramedic program rests in the hands of these locations: would not increase city taxes until 1977
the city's voters this coming Tuesday. Precinct 1—St.Jerome's School,380 E. since Maplewood has already levied the
That's the day when the voters will be Roselawn Avenue. additional $189,000 for paramedics last
asked to either approve or reject funding Precinct 2 — Edgerton School, 1929 fall when the annual budget was certified.
of the program beyond the city's tax levy Edgerton Street. But since that time Maplewood was
limitation. Precinct 3 — City Hall, 1380 Frost informed by the state tax commissioner
Avenue. that the funding beyond the tax levy limit
Passage of the referendum is necessary Precinct 4 — Gladstone School, Frost is not permissable. The commissioner
if the police paramedics are to maintain and Manton. pointed out that the Fiscal Disparities Act
their state certification and if Maplewood Precinct 5 — Hazelwood School, 2696 supersedes a 1969 law which allowed
is to continue operating this special Hazelwood Avenue. additional levying for emergency medical
ambulance service, where trained Precinct 6—Harmony School, 1961 E. services.
paramedics can offer assistance at the County Road "C.” Also at the time Maplewood set its 1976
scene of an accident to victims,according Precinct 6A—Harmony School,1961 E. budget last October it anticipated
to the city's police officials. County Road "C." receiving increased state aids. Instead
The citizens will be asked to vote on the Precinct 7 — Ramsey County Home, state aids were actually decreased.
following question: We the voters of the 2000 White Bear Avenue. In order to still allow the appropriation
City of Maplewood, do hereby approve Precinct 8—Maplewood Jr.High, 1896 of $189,000 for the paramedics the city
Chapter 151 Minnesota Session Laws 1976, Lakewood. must pass the referendum or else the
which authorizes the City of Maplewood, Precinct 9—Beaver Lake School, 1060 program will die for a lack of funds.
without penalty, to collect taxes payable Sterling. Should the paramedic referendum fail
in 1976 in the sum of$189,000 in excess of Precinct 10 — East County Line Fire the excess$189,000 levied by the city last
the tax levy limitation, and to provide a Department, 1177 N. Century. year would be reduced accordingly for the
levy limit base adjustment for levy year Precinct 11 — Carver School, 2680 1977 budget.
1976 and subsequent levy years, for the Upper Afton Road. Currently the city's eight trained police
purpose of financing the paramedic Precinct 12 — Parkside Fire Depart- officers have all undergone an intensive
program." ment, 2001 McMenemy Road. six month, six-day-a-week 10 hour-a-day
training course for certification to
become paramedics. In addition they
must afterwards put in two days a month
for continual updated training.
The paramedics differ from an am-
bulance service in that they can apply
direct medical aid at the scene of an
accident.