New approaches may be needed for the city of Sun Prairie’s fire and emergency medical crews to sustain current service levels for one of the state’s fastest-growing communities, a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report finds.
This may include forging additional partnerships — or revisiting existing ones — with neighboring communities, adopting new practices for responding to frequent EMS users, considering a city property tax referendum to cover operating costs or adopting new fees. The report also lays out other options the city could consider to control fire and EMS costs.
In this report, commissioned by the city and the towns of Sun Prairie and Bristol, the Wisconsin Policy Forum reviews Sun Prairie’s emergency services and identifies ways to strengthen them. It also provides analyses of how peer communities provide these services. The report does not offer a single recommended solution to the challenges identified for the Sun Prairie area, but instead lays out options for local policymakers to consider.
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