Sugar River EMS District Awarded $1.2 Million State Innovation Grant
The newly formed Sugar River EMS District, serving New Glarus, Belleville and nearby towns, has received a state grant worth up to $1.2 million as the regional ambulance service prepares to begin June 30.
The newly formed Sugar River Emergency Medical Services District has been awarded a Wisconsin Innovation Fund grant that could provide more than $1.2 million over the next five years as the regional ambulance service prepares to begin operations June 30.
The grant comes just days before the new district is scheduled to formally begin service, marking the culmination of a multi-community effort to create a regional emergency medical services system serving portions of southern Dane and northern Green counties.
The district is comprised of the villages of Belleville and New Glarus, along with the towns of Exeter, Montrose and New Glarus and portions of the towns of Oregon and Brooklyn.
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