Littlefork councilor’s ambulance concerns still unaddressed after 7 months
Littlefork Councilor Glenn Weigold will once again attempt to have his ambulance concerns addressed by the Littlefork City Council.
The issue, which is now about a year and a half old, is on the agenda for the council, which is set to meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in City Hall.
In April, the concerns were provided in written format and personally delivered to all the councilors, Weigold said.
The issue was also on the October agenda. But Ambulance Service Committee members Mayor Shane Williams and Councilor Noel Schroeder did not attend the council meeting.
With key ambulance committee members absent from the last regular meeting, it was agreed with Weigold that a special meeting would be scheduled regarding the issue. The Daily Journal was notified Monday morning that a committee meeting to address Weigold’s concerns was scheduled for that evening. At 2:30 p.m., The Journal was notified that the meeting had been canceled because Williams and Schroeder were again not available.
Weigold’s concerns with the ambulance facility have not been specifically stated for the public, and he was reluctant to state them Monday until the issue is addressed openly at a public meeting.
“I would like to make a comment but I believe it’s privileged information at this time,” Weigold told The Journal by phone.
At the July meeting, Weigold said he was dealing with an ambulance concern which he had addressed in a 15-page document that he hand-delivered to each member of the council. Weigold noted in July that some councilors said they had not yet read the concerns.
In other business, several visitors are expected to attend Thursday’s meeting.
Justin Berg of the Koochiching County Soil and Water Conservation District, along with Dale Olson, interim director of the county’s Environmental Services, are scheduled to discuss ongoing wetlands issues as they regard Littlefork and the County Road 33 project.
The city’s project engineer, John Mattonen, is expected to discuss general projects that are being implemented or are planned for the city.
The council will begin formatting an all-terrain vehicle ordinance of its own, according to City Administrator Mike Fairchild, now that Koochiching County has developed one to use as a model.
Continuing discussion is scheduled on the proposed ambulance facility, Jackpine Savage statue and Unorganized Township Road 168.
Under new business, the council is scheduled to consider a liquor store patron’s request for reinstatement and the 2009 Annual Audit proposal.
