Allen County commissioners, albeit on a split vote, gave Iola a little breathing room Tuesday as the city deals with a projected $378,000 shortfall in ambulance service funding.
On a motion made two weeks ago by Commissioner Tom Williams and then tabled, he and Commissioner Dick Works approved a grant of as much as $189,000 — half of the anticipated funding discrepancy — for Iola. That’s what the city had sought.
The county immediately will send a check for $136,000 across Jackson Avenue to City Hall, and will hold in abeyance…
Iola EMS gets a hand up from commissioners
