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Home My WebLink About1976 06-02 Police paramedics get a boost from Maplewood voters PIONEER PRESS Police paramedics get a boost from Maplewood voters ' Maplewood voters Tuesday ap- proved a referendum giving its t'' police department paramedic unit another year of life in a decisive 1,553 to 130 vote. The municipality's police par- amedic unit,which began last Au- gust, is the only one in Minnesota and among few in the nation. St, Paul and Duluth paramedic units are operated by fire depart- ments. Voters authorized the city to fi- nance the paramedics by exceed- ing• Maplewoodc property tax levy limit by$189,000.The refer- endum will not raise property tax- es because the $189,000 had been included in this year's taxes. Referendum defeat would have reduced the city's property taxes by$189,000, or $9.62 on a$20,000 home.