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Continued from Page 1 ?rig community, and we are tak- we've got a lot of things we
ing away from basic police ser- ought to do which require a ref-
that law was superseded by the vices." erendum."
1971 law. Maplewood still can Additional trained personnel He referred to proposals for a
levy for such services within its are needed to keep the paramed- new municipal building and
existing levy limit,they added. is program going,Schaller said. other city facilities.
SINCE the city already has "There are times of day we Councilman Norman Ander-
levied the cost of the program don't have a medic on and we son added that he believes resi-
for 1976, it will place those tax have to call them out," he said. dents realize the paramedic pro-
receipts in escrow, pending ap- "They're on call all the time." gram has saved lives and that
proval of the levy by the legisla- Miller said he favors a request they would pass a referendum
ture or the voters,Miller said. for special legislation in order to for the program.
The paramedic program will save the cost of a referendum, Ramsey County officials said
continue in the meantime, he which could be held in late win- last week that if the council de-
said, but the police department ter at the earliest. cides immediately not to contin-
will be unable to hire five addi- Councilman Donald Wiegert, ue the paramedic program, the
tional police officers who would however, said last week he county will take the $180,000 off
also work half their hours as. would favor a referendum. the tax levy,Miller said.
paramedics. "WE DON'T know if the peo- However, the council did not
"We can't afford to go on the ple would want to exceed the act on that suggestion, which
way we are now," Miller coin- levy limit on the paramedics," means that the city will attempt
mented. "Maplewood is a grow- he said, "and at the same time, to continue the program.