Council creates panel to study ambulance.

Byline: Shelley Nelson

Nov. 17--Superior's City Council on Tuesday decided to create a special task force to gather information and determine if running an ambulance service through the Superior Fire Department is a viable option.

The council voted unanimously to accept the recommendations of its Public Safety and Finance committees to establish the task force after both panels met to discuss the proposal last week. The council last month referred the proposal for the two committees to consider. Councilor Greg Mertzig introduced the idea after the Superior Fire Department union disputed a budget proposal that called for a smaller-than-average budget increase next …