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Committee weighs 9‑1‑1 funding options as counties warn operations are underfunded
Summary
Local 9‑1‑1 center leaders told the Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee the current 75¢ per‑line surcharge no longer supports operations or required upgrades to NextGen 9‑1‑1.
Local public‑safety officials told the committee that current 9‑1‑1 funding is inadequate to maintain operations and pay for NextGen upgrades.
Matt Johnson, chief of police in Torrington and the lead PSAP official for Goshen County, said his county operates a public‑safety answering point that covers four law‑enforcement agencies, nine volunteer fire departments and four EMS services across roughly 2,300 square miles. “We don't receive enough income to fund the first part of that, let alone the second,” Chief Johnson said, describing current revenue as insufficient to keep centers operating and build the next‑generation system.
Telecommunications providers and vendors agreed the…
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