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Lawrence County to pursue state-funded feasibility study on merging 9-1-1 centers with Mercer County
Summary
Lawrence County public safety director Chad Strobel told commissioners Feb. 25 the county will apply for a state-funded feasibility study to examine merging its 9-1-1 center with Mercer County's; commissioners gave informal approval to proceed and said they may adopt a formal resolution next week.
Lawrence County public safety director Chad Strobel told the Board of Commissioners on Feb. 25 that the county will pursue a state-funded feasibility study to examine merging its 9-1-1 center with Mercer County's. Commissioners agreed informally to let staff pursue the study and indicated they would consider a formal resolution as soon as next week.
Strobel said rising operating costs and limited revenue growth are driving the county to evaluate consolidation. "The price of running a 9 11 center is ever rising ... we did receive an increase of the total surcharge ... from a dollar 65 to a dollar 95," Strobel said, adding the surcharge now pays "probably around now 80% or so of our annual operating budget." He said continuously raising the surcharge is not a sustainable solution.
The nut of the proposal is to hire a consultant to assess whether a…
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