Resident urges Sawyer County to use EMS and patrol reports for budgeting, prevention

At the start of public comment, Linda Zilmer of Edgewater praised the committee's monthly law-enforcement and ambulance reports and urged county staff and board members to use that data in budgeting and prevention planning.

"So I think, although it looks just like a bunch of documents attached to your agenda, please look at them. Please try and see what they mean, in other areas, not just the budget," Zilmer said, noting that falls are a large ambulance category and could prompt preventative action by other departments such as HHS or code enforcement.