Edna council to turn fire department over to ESD3

The Edna City Council tonight voted to turn its paid fire/EMS department over to the Emergency Services District 3 in 90 days. 

In a 4-1 vote with Councilman Doug Kelley the only dissenting vote, council agreed to extend the contract with ESD3 until December..

Councilman Wayne Callis made the motion which includes no funding for the EFD after the end of the contract. 

ESD3 Chairman Jake Srp said the ESD 3 would meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25 to discuss and plan their next steps.He said he did not plan to go to a volunteer fire department, although with only about $600K in revenue and approximate cost for the fire department at more than $900K, the ESD 3 commissioners will have to make some tough decisions.

The full story will appear in the Aug. 26 issue of the Jackson County Herald-Tribune.