Should ambulance charge fee for calls?

Should the Haines Borough charge for ambulance service?

The borough assembly recently directed staff to investigate what other like-sized Alaska communities charge for an ambulance call in the wake of a $41,000 deficit for the service in the current fiscal year.

Member Jerry Lapp, who chairs the borough’s finance committee, said a $50 fee for an ambulance call wouldn’t be unreasonable.

“The (medical clinic) is using the ambulance as a transport service as much…