BOGATA â Unless Red River County can come up with enough funding, the ambulance service, LifeNet, plans to pull out of the county at the end of the year.
LifeNet is a private company that has had a contract in Red River County for 30 years now. At Mondayâs commissioners meeting, Judge L.D. Williamson said the county had to have an ambulance service.
âThey have been losing money steadily here,â he said. âThey are asking us now for $144,000 in order to stay.â
At Monday nightâs Bogata City Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Larry Hinsley broke the news to the crowd, then immediately turned attention to different ways to possibly raise money, from a fee on water bills to contacting state representatives for help. Police Chief David Short said the ambulance service has been subsidized by surrounding counties like Bowie County for years.