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Some clarifications need to be made concerning statements made in the following paragraph of this article, which states:

“Some township officials and a few vocal Greenwood residents have been critical of the Tower Area Ambulance Service. A few have even suggested the township look at joining the Cook Ambulance District (an option that would involve joining the Cook Hospital District, a taxing authority), or asking Virginia to locate a staffed ambulance in the township”.

First, I don’t believe that anyone out here has been “critical of the Tower Area Ambulance Service” itself. We’re all very appreciative of their service! It is true, however, that a number of us have been critical of how the City has administered the Service.

Second, the statement: “…joining the Cook Ambulance District (an option that would involve joining the Cook Hospital District, a taxing authority) is not true and is very misleading. I verified that with the City of Cook this morning. The Cook Ambulance Service belongs to the City of Cook, not to the Hospital.

It’s worth noting that a sizable portion of Greenwood Township is within the Cook Ambulance Service District. The Cook ambulances respond to calls in that area of the Township. The Greenwood Fire Department responds to calls in the entire township, ambulance district boundaries notwithstanding.

Lee Peterson