Fayette City addresses possible confusion on services
FAYETTE CITY – President of Fayette City Council James Eley addressed local citizens Monday evening, saying he was dismayed that Rostraver Emergency Medical Services had solicited business in Fayette City. Eley said he had met with a supervisor from Rostraver in December, after the council had declared Brownsville Emergency Medical Services the primary emergency service provider for Fayette City through a resolution.
“Knowing that they were not the provider in the borough, the supervisor asked me if I would have a problem with them soliciting subscriptions here,” said Eley. “I told him that I would because there would be a lot of confusion among residents about who to call if they are receiving mailings from two different services.”
Eley explained that if someone in Fayette City was to purchase a subscription from Rostraver and then call 911 in an emergency, which is what the council has recommended that citizens should do, they would receive Brownsville through 911. The person who needed services would have to pay the subscription as well as the Brownsville ambulance bill.
“So you run into problems in both of these areas, and this is what we were trying to avoid,” said Eley. “They can solicit to whomever they choose, but we did ask them as a professional courtesy not to do that in the borough. I thought the issues about ambulance service were laid to rest in January, but apparently I didn’t get my message across very clearly.”
Eley added that he would send a letter to the president of the board expressing his dissatisfaction, and he wanted the residents to know that they are advised not to subscribe with any emergency service other than Brownsville because that is who will respond if 911 is called.
In addition to being the primary emergency service provider for Fayette City, Brownsville representatives said they were put on with Perry Emergency service as dual providers for Jefferson Township.
In another matter, President of the Recreation Board Ben Sarra addressed council about a concern over an agreement with the Belle Vernon Area School Board.
Eley said the school district had subleased the ball field on Route 201 by the Crystal Pool.
A holding tank was placed at the ball field and Sarra said the school board had paid a $500 bond on the tank.
He said that there was an agreement made that the school board, not the borough, would maintain the holding tank.
Sarra asked for the council solicitor Simon John to contact the solicitor for the school board, so they could find out if it was the intention of the board to maintain the tank. John agreed to call them and Eley said he would take care of the agreement if they should send it after he speaks with them.