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It is with profound exasperation and sadness that I view this underhanded, dealing from the bottom of the deck, attempt by the Cook-Orr Hospital District to snare five organized townships and a number of unorganized townships into their tax district. This attempted money grab will not go over well in Greenwood Township.
Greenwood belongs to the Tower Ambulance Service, paying for it on a per capita basis. The service is excellent. Part of the beauty of it is the coordination with the Virginia Ambulance Service. If the sickness or injury requires it, the Virginia Ambulance, with paramedics in it, is dispatched to meet the Tower Ambulance in route to the VIRGINIA Hospital. This is a lifesaving and quality of life option that is worth its weight in gold.
The Cook-Orr Hospital District has attempted this money grab several times before, the first time being when Greenwood was still a three person Town Board, consisting of Mike Salo, Darrel Branville and Paula Blozinski. It was rejected then, obviously.
Furthermore, the question was put specifically into the Greenwood Community Survey that was part of the new Greenwood Comprehensive Plan that we built in 2015. Question 13 of the survey was point blank: "SHOULD GREENWOOD JOIN THE COOK HOSPITAL TAX DISTRICT? (FOR EXAMPLE THE 2015 COOK HOSPITAL TAX FOR A GREENWOOD PROPERTY VALUED AT $300,000 WOULD BE $297.48 IF GREENWOOD WAS A MEMBER)" NO-481, YES-84.
The Cook-Orr Hospital District's below the radar attempt at snaring others into their tax district should not, and will not stand.
Lee Peterson
Greenwood Township
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