The Riverside City Council has agreed to help with renovation costs for the new county ambulance bay in Kalona. The cities of Kalona, Wellman, and Riverside will split the $45,000 renovation costs three ways evenly. This new bay was created for the new Washington County Ambulance Service in order to cut down response times in the northern part of the county. One of two ambulances on shift for Washington County will be based out of the new ambulance bay starting July 13. The new county service officially began on July 1st.