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April Griffin, Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2 board commissioner, presented the proposed ESD 17 district to the Travis County Commissioners Court on Feb. 9. (Screenshot courtesy Travis County Commissioners Court)
Austin
2:31 PM Feb 10, 2021 CST
Ahead of May election, Travis County ESD 2 outlines potential future of EMS in region
Travis County Commissioner Jeffrey Travillion said it would be "patently unfair" to deny a petition signed by nearly 5,000 residents. (Screenshot courtesy Travis County Commissioners Court)
Austin
11:14 AM Feb 10, 2021 CST
ESD 17 proposal to appear on some northeast Travis County May ballots
Austin
12:10 PM Feb 9, 2021 CST
Pflugerville weighs future of EMS funding following rejection of new ESD proposal
If Travis County ESD No. 17 is approved by voters, it will oversee first responder EMS as well as related operations such as emergency transport. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Austin
2:47 PM Feb 8, 2021 CST
Austin City Council unanimously approves ESD No. 17 proposal following Pflugerville rejection
Pflugerville City Council voted 6-1 on Feb. 3 not to include an emergency services district overlay proposal on the May ballot. (Kelsey Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
8:32 PM Feb 3, 2021 CST
JUST IN: Pflugerville votes not to include EMS overlay proposal on May ballot
The joint session will include the city of Pflugerville, Travis County Commissioners Court, Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2 and the Pflugerville Professional Firefighters Association. (Kelsey Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
2:43 PM Jan 29, 2021 CST
Special meetings called to discuss Pflugerville EMS, future funding
From ongoing EMS service discussions to bond project updates, here are three things to know from Pflugerville City Council's Jan. 26 meeting. (John Cox/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
4:07 PM Jan 28, 2021 CST
Pflugerville City Council recap: 3 things to know from Jan. 26 meeting
The city of Pflugerville has until Feb. 8 to decide whether to include a proposed district overlay on the May ballot. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Austin
10:41 AM Jan 27, 2021 CST
Postponing ESD overlay vote, Pflugerville explores additional EMS funding options
In the announcement, the city of Pflugerville attributed the cancellation to "the inability of the Travis County ESD No. 2 board and the Pflugerville delegation of the Travis County Commissioners Court to attend." (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
3:26 PM Jan 19, 2021 CST
Pflugerville special meeting to discuss EMS funding canceled
Pflugerville City Council voted to delay further debate until it is able to meet with the ESD No. 2 board, Travis County commissioners, Austin-Travis County EMS Services and other invested parties to outline all possible means of providing EMS services to city and extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ, residents in Pflugerville. (Community Impact staff)
Austin
5:14 PM Jan 14, 2021 CST
Pflugerville brainstorms EMS funding options as service demands spike
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
Pflugerville City Council approved safety improvements for Old Austin-Hutto in October with a price tag of $3.6 million. (Claire Ricke/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
11:09 AM
Millions of dollars driving road improvements in Round Rock, Pflugerville
Winter weather impacted the Austin area overnight Feb. 14 and 15. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
7:00 PM
Customers may lack power into Feb. 16, boil water notice and more Central Texas winter storm news
While discussion regarding the proposal for Travis County Emergency Services District No. 17 was not included in the agenda for Pflugerville City Council's Dec. 8 meeting, some residents continued their calls for council to include the item for consideration on the May 2021 ballot. (Community Impact staff)
Austin
4:15 PM
Pflugerville residents continue calls for EMS services amid district overlay proposal
In a Nov. 13 letter to Pflugerville City Council, the Pflugerville Fire Department said it might have to discontinue emergency ambulance services and advanced life support if additional funding is not made available. (Community Impact Staff)
Austin
12:00 PM
Pflugerville residents push for EMS services amid new emergency district overlay discussions
In 2013, call volume for Travis County ESD No. 2 was recorded at 7,000, Pflugerville Professional Firefighters Association President Josh Stubblefield said. Now, Stubblefield said, 11,000 calls have been placed in 2020, and the district is on track for 12,000 next year. (Community Impact staff)
Austin
8:30 AM
Pflugerville discusses emergency service funding shortfalls, future solutions
"Projections show that ESD 2 will not have enough resources to continue providing enhanced emergency medical services, including advanced life support and ambulance transport, at its current levels," according to Sept. 29 department news release. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Austin
3:00 PM
Pflugerville Fire Department to discuss funding concerns at virtual town hall
A drive-thru Trail of Lights could serve 1,300 vehicles per night this December. (Nicholas Cicale/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
7:00 AM
Austin Trail of Lights may be drive-thru in 2020 and more popular Central Texas news
“September 11 will forever be a solemn day in our nation’s history. On this day we lost more than 3,000 American lives including those brave firefighters and EMS who ran into the Towers to do what they were trained to do...save lives," said Josh Stubblefield, PPFA's president, in the release. "Today, I stand here asking the support of the citizens in Northeast Travis County to begin the process so we can continue to do our jobs of saving lives here at home.” (Courtesy Pflugerville Professional Firefighters Association)
Austin
8:00 PM
Pflugerville firefighters petition for new emergency services district
Here is a noncomprehensive timeline of coronavirus-related events in Georgetown March 3-May 26. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
12:30 PM
UPDATED: See a Georgetown-specific timeline of coronavirus events March 3-May 26
First responders from Williamson County Emergency Management Services, along with local law enforcement and fire units, will join the ranks in extending their gratitude, one blaring car horn at a time. (Kelsey Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
11:30 AM
More than 150 cars, Williamson County first responders to join final St. David’s Round Rock parade