Caitlin Faulds Apr 7, 2021 MARION — Marion hiked up its billing rates for ambulance services for the first time in eight years on Tuesday night. After leaving emergency transport fees untouched since 2013, the Board of Selectmen unanimously accepted a fee increase that would bring rates for privately insured ambulance trips up to the regional average, as advised by Fire Chief Brian Jackvony at an April 6 Selectmen’s meeting. “Over the last fiscal year, we have seen a decrease in our revenues from [Emergency Medical Service] billing,” Jackvony said, “and that was mostly due to the pandemic.” Emergency transports dropped from a high of 633 in 2019 to 503 in 2020, Jackvony said, and the accompanying fiscal impact pushed him to look at the rates of surrounding communities.