Ambulance Services Director Jeremy Peck

Last week, Washington County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jack Seward Jr. announced that Washington County Ambulance Service had broken off negotiations with the county for sale of the service’s building.

“Ambulance Director Jeremy Peck is working on some alternative plans since the Washington County Ambulance, Inc. has broken off negotiations with us,” Seward said. “I would propose that we utilize a local Realtor to help us identify options that might be available.”

Following the announcement, the supervisors held a pair of closed sessions to discuss alternatives.

On Wednesday, the board authorized County Auditor Dan Widmer, Treasurer Jeff Garrett and Supervisor Stan Stoops to work with Tim Elliott of Elliott Realty to explore real estate solutions on behalf of the board.

At Friday’s special session, the board approved offering $340,000, with $150,000 in earnest money, to obtain property to house the new county ambulance service.

Supervisor Richard Young, who is an owner of the Washington County Ambulance Service, did not attend the Wednesday and Friday meetings.

  The location of the property, however, was not announced until Tuesday morning’s regular meeting – the current Washington County Ambulance Service facility at 1120 North Eighth Ave. in Washington.

Last month, the county reached an agreement to purchase the assets – not including the facility – of the ambulance service from Young.

Young broke off talks for the acquisition last week.

The county will now take over all assets of the private ambulance effective June 1.