INDIANOLA, Iowa — Starting Tuesday, the cost of an ambulance ride in Indianola will go up as much as 30 percent.
Emergency service fees for the community have not increased in five years, but the city’s fire department’s costs have increased around three to five percent annually, according to Fire Chief Aaron Hurt, who was appointed chief in December.
At a city council meeting in June, the Chief said this 30 percent increase would bring $30,000 in additional revenue to help the department cover the cost of providing emergency services…