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Show to PCPGfiMliG TpogEi FARMINGTON - A low bid of $11,333 from Tony Price Chevrolet Company of Bountiful Boun-tiful has been accepted by Sheriff Brant Johnson and approved by the Davis County Commission. HOWEVER, THE county's cost for purchase of the new truck since the county-owned paramedic truck, which has more than 125,000 miles, will be traded in and the balance owed by the county will be only $7,033, it was explained. New paramedic trucks are usually purchased about every six months because of extensive miles traveled PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 2 Sheriff Buys New Paramedic Truck CONTINUED FROM FRONT and a second truck probably will be ordered for delivery in i December. The new truck approved by the commission I willie delivered in June. THERE HAS been some controversy about the operation opera-tion of the paramedics units in Davis County. Those opposing op-posing the service allege that the paramedics travel too extensively, ex-tensively, although paramedics perform services as both paramedics and regular Davis County sheriff deputies on patrol. It was proposed by the Davis County Council of ; Government (COG) that a study of services vs. costs be made and that the proposition of whether or not the paramedics be continued be placed on the ballot for general election vote this fall, grb |