EMS focus group advises city: The issue is about leadership

Panel tells council cost shouldn’t be the deciding factor in EMS debate

Members of a citizens focus group (seated at center table) present their findings during a report to the Aurora City Council at a May 26 meeting which drew approximately 40 people to the Bremer Center.
Members of a citizens focus group (seated at center table) present their findings during a report to the Aurora City Council at a May 26 meeting which drew approximately 40 people to the Bremer Center.

A citizens focus group offered in-depth data analysis of Aurora’s EMS funding dilemma last week, concluding that cost should not be the deciding factor on whether the city decides to stay with its public operations or contract with a private provider. The group presented its findings during a three-hour Aurora City Council meeting at the Bremer Center on May 26, which drew a crowd of approximately…