County contends with ambulance, fire funding

“I’m getting frustrated that we don’t make hard decisions as a board,” Commissioner Mary Thoman said during Tuesday’s meeting. “We have got to start looking down the road and not kicking the can down the road. We’ve got to look at the big picture.”

The question of finding solutions for big picture problems in the county, and the need for short-term solutions in the meantime, came up several times during this week’s Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, particularly in regards to ambulance and fire services.

The conversation began with a discussion of restaffing two vacant engine boss positi...