By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

The location of Ellis County Emergency Services changed late last year in Hays and now the city will update the Emergency Snow Routes map to reflect that move.

“It’s something we do every couple of years, look at the emergency snow routes to see if they’re where they need to be,” said Assistant Hays City Manager Jacob Woods.

“The ambulances are in a different place so we’re updating the emergency snow routes. The streets around the emergency services facility are now part of the emergency snow routes, which they weren’t before,” Woods said, calling it “a minor change. We took away a couple of streets and added a couple of streets.”

The move wasn’t far for Emergency Medical Services–a little more than a block from 1009 Cody Ave. to the new building at 1105 E. 22nd, where the ambulances are now housed.

Ellis County Rural Fire Department Company 5 had further to go with its trucks, from 1208 Cedar St. to the more central location.

“Anyone who lives along an Emergency Snow Route can’t park their vehicles on the street if there’s a snow storm. Those are the routes that we clear first so emergency vehicles, police vehicles, can get anywhere in the community,” Woods explained.

City commissioners will review the map changes during their work session tomorrow evening.

The complete Dec. 1 agenda is available here.