In an opinion article in the Williamson County Sun, today, April 12, 2015, The Fire Chief "identifies" a problem with the unlicensed non-emergency medical transport of senior citizens and those who reside in assisted living/care facilities.
First of all no data is presented substantiating the existence of a problem. There must be a log somewhere in the city of all the complaints that have lodged over the past year against these unlicensed non-emergency medical transport companies. Let us see the data!
Secondly, this has the appearance of more "garbage fees" imposed on citizens and legitimate small businesses in our community. We have enough of those already buried in our city ordinances that should be purged!
Before our City Council takes any action to impose licensing and fees, they should establish a complaint recording system, independent of the Fire Department, to collect data for at least a year to determine if a genuine issue exists that requires city action.
If you are a concerned citizen or small business owner, contact your city council person and tell them to STOP the over-reaching!
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