Fresh news delivered to you every day. Visit our Circulation department for print subscription information. 8 Amarillo Globe-News Randall County Commissioners discussed Tuesday their relatively small settlement from the federal government for road damage, and how to make another attempt at forming a rural fire protection district. Amarillo Emergency Management Coordinator Walt Kelley listed in a letter to the county the amounts awarded to local entities from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The seeming discrepancy arose from the formula used to calculate costs.
Potter County has a lot bigger road department and they also figured in the sheriff's department.
In their continuing efforts to shore up the budget wounded by the tax rollback election, commissioners unanimously voted to have Wood seek proposals from various entities to study options, including a district, to provide fire and emergency services more cheaply. A previous attempt to save county money spent on the services failed last month but commissioners expressed a desire to find a long-term solution. Entities Wood will contact include WT and the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission. The first thing would be to establish what we would be expected to do and then solicit the executive director's and board's approval. Then we would enter into an interlocal contract.