Finding Ulysses

The graph shows a drop in EMS calls of about 10% in Fairfax County VA, after the fees were imposed. We get about 600 calls per year. Lets say that our calls drop 10% – 60 calls. Lets say that half of those are nuisance calls (I don’t believe it, but some libertarians with a [...]

Jonathan wrote about the National Guard at the Fair.  The next day we have a armored Humvee in our Fireman’s parade?  Is this part of a program of increasing militarization of our society?  I don’t remember this in other years. One of my neighbors kids has signed up, and will probably deploy to the Middle [...]

I went to a meeting of the Trumansburg EMS Privatization Task Force on June 24th, one month ago.  I blogged about it here http://findingulysses.com/2010/07/04/mr-disingenuous/ You can hear, on the audio that I posted, Kevin Romer complain  that there were no minutes being taken of the meetings.  You can hear Fire Chief Jason Fulton agree that minutes [...]

Amy’s parents are very proud of her work at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.  The Music Department at the Trumansburg Schools helped prepare Amy for NEC.  Thanks! Here’s a number from Amy’s Senior Recital.

I got 3 of these in my email today.  They keep changing their address and subject line to avoid my spam filter.  But it makes me stop and think about what’s going on  here.  The handsome guy at the computer spends his days assigning  codes to various medical procedures, so that he can send it [...]

Village Trustee Christopher Thomas stated very clearly last year at a Town Board meeting, that he would not continue to push forward to form a fee for service EMS without the support of the Town Board. audio clip Now that the Town Board has withdrawn that support (see post below) he not only is continuing [...]

Trumansburg artist Dan Burgevin and his friend Alan Vogel have purchased a 14-1/2-ton diesel school bus which Dan will drive on the 21st Pastors for Peace US-Cuba Friendship Caravan. The bus, whose purchase was made possible by a matching contribution from the  Fingerlakes Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance,  is in the process of being [...]

At a Town Board Meeting last Wednesday 6/23, The Ulysses Town Board passed a resolution which reversed the position of a resolution passed by last year’s Board, which had supported the Village of Trumansburg’s plan to initiate a fee for service EMS. Town of Ulysses – Resolution Whereas, the Ulysses Town Board is concerned that [...]

On December 14th 2009, Ulysses Supervisor-elect Roxanne Marino wrote a letter to the Trumansburg Village Board, urging them to not go forward at that time to implement their fee for service EMS plans.  A majority of members of the Ulysses Board as constituted on January 1, 2010 signed on to the letter which included, “…….we believe it is [...]

I went to the Village EMS privatization planning session last Thursday.  (See post below)  I picked up the “Joint Ambulance Billing Policy Task Force Recommendation”  They intend to implement this by January 1st.  Here’s part of it below.  My comments are in italics, NOW THEREFORE, it is recommended that the town boards of each of [...]