Cottage Grove’s mayor says providing ambulance services to neighboring towns is costing his citizens money.

The city of Cottage Grove provides emergency medical services for its own residents along with Grey Cloud Island Township, St. Paul Park and Newport. The services, Mayor Myron Bailey said, are currently costing the city money because of inadequate reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid.

“The service runs at a loss, and the residents of Cottage Grove are subsidizing the service,” Bailey said.

Bailey laid out his concerns in a recent Facebook post and said he had asked his fellow city leaders to contribute to the tune of $51,734 for St. Paul Park, $49,064 for Newport and $7,000 for Grey Cloud Island Township. He also said if the other cities would not contribute, Cottage Grove wo

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