COLUMBUS – The towns of New Berlin and Columbus will each hold public meetings Monday in regards to the proposed ambulance districts in each municipality. The New Berlin meeting will take place from 6-7 p.m., and the Columbus meeting will take place from 7-8 p.m.

“The vote for creating an ambulance district is an entirely separate issue from the [Unadilla Valley Ambulance Service],” said New Berlin Supervisor Ross Iannello. “The district we’re creating is a tax district and only pertains to how the taxes are expressed.”

New Berlin EMS Director Kenneth Wiggins agreed that the district vote and any new ambulance service were two separate issues: “All we’re creating with the ambulance district are lines on the map.”