8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 21, 2000 Paramedics (continued from page 1) Fire and Ambulance Associa- tion, said that paramedics made a difference in a recent accident. An elderly woman hit a tree, and was pinned between the steering wheel and seat of her vehicle. After freeing her, she needed an IV line. The paramedics finished stabilizing her, and traveled with her to the landing area of the life flight helicopter, which took her to a nearby hospital. “She made it to the hospital okay,” said Walsh. “When we have medics at our disposal, we can give patients the best care possible.” “No one wants to lose para- medic or ALS service,” said Jack Dodson, President of the Back Mountain Firemen'’s Association. “They work together, it's almost like one team. Ambulances would like to keep things the way they are.” Not all paramedic units are sta- tioned in hospitals. Paramedic units can also operate from satel- lite centers like the Medic One facility located by the Luzerne County fairgrounds. Dodson said “No final decision has been made. We want to be sure we're doing the right thing.” Jim Roberts Spokesman, Wyoming Valley Health Care System that Plains has a volunteer para- medic unit, and the area also has for-profit services. The fate of the paramedics is still up in the air. “Everybody has to have an open mind about this. A business has to operate in the black,” said Dodson. “The Back Mountain wants to see them stay,” said Walsh. Los- ing them would hurt all the am- bulance services, he said. “No final decision has been made,” said Roberts. “We want to be sure we're doing the right thing. We do have community needs at the forefront.” Security (continued from page 1) school once renovations are complete, said Hillman. The proposed system will cost $41,990, and $39,600 will be funded by the Safe Schools Initia- tive Grant. Board members did discuss possible weaknesses in the system, and Lois Kopcha ques- tioned the effectiveness of the sys- tem. “The vendors will make out good,” she said. All eight mem- bers present voted to accept the proposal. The board also saw a presenta- tion from Richard Sinclair of Ad- vanced Management Systems about software used to prepare and process data about the school’s busing system. Sinclair said the program would help pre- pare audit logs of the mileage traveled by the district's buses. The software does not require ex- tensive training, and school offi- cials would be able to know which bus any student rode any given day. Mileage and other informa- tion is reported to the state, and school districts receive a percent- age of expenses back. The soft- ware could help the district get more money back, although Sinclair said that Lake-Lehman had an 80 percent return, much higher than the average of about 50 percent. Board member Angelo DeCesaris asked about an appro- priate installation time, Sinclair said that the end of June would allow for a comfortable installa- tion. The software would cost $26,995 for installation and train- ing, and support fees would be charged after the system was put in place. In other business, the board authorized superintendent Dr. William Price to advertise several positions, many of which were to replace transfers or retirements. The new positions were for three special education teachers and two teacher associates. “We're not increasing the faculty other than special education,” Price said. Before the meeting concluded, Kathleen Williams, business man- ager, answered several questions about the budget from board mem- bers. DeCesaris offered his con- clusions about the budget. He said that the district had $9 mil- lion in reserve, but planned on spending $10 million. “Projec- tions are having the money come from operations. 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