Monday night’s council meeting could be called the “live-iest” ever. Every minute streamed on Facebook Live. 

Even now, go to Mountain City’s Facebook page to play the full and uncensored meeting.

The long segment of meeting spent on ESD 9 boiled down to this: the vote on Nov. 5 on whether or not Mountain City joins Emergency Services District #9 is a referendum on whether an ambulance will come when you call 9-1-1.

For readers living in ESD #9 (i.e., Kyle), the vote on w...