Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps leaders and dozens of residents made emotional appeals after BVAC presented a written proposal asking the town for $500,000 to maintain coverage for three fire-district areas; town officials said a commercial provider offered full-town coverage for about $400,000 and asked BVAC to return with a more fiscally feasible plan.

Town leaders said Beacon Volunteer Ambulance informed them it needs $1.1M or will stop covering three districts; Empress representatives offered to assume coverage, proposing a second 24/7 ALS ambulance for the town at an estimated incremental cost of about $200,000 (bringing total town cost to roughly $387,000). Board authorized town attorney to pursue options and seek draft steps to expand ambulance district if needed.