Ten months after Town of Tonawanda officials announced an ambitious plan to launch a municipal ambulance corps to serve the town and Village of Kenmore, the program has yet to leave the garage.

Tonawanda leaders unveiled the program in October and said it promised to improve emergency response times in the town and village, at no cost to taxpayers.

They predicted it would be up and running by early this year, with full service by the end of 2025, but instead the four ambulances purchased by the town for nearly $1 million have remained idled.

Tonawanda Supervisor Joseph Emminger said he remains optimistic about the future potential of the service, which has drawn criticism from town Republicans, despite the delays.

Emminger declined to offer an updated prediction for the service’s launc

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