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Gurnee to join Lake County 911 consolidation; mayor highlights police, SRO and fire staffing increases
Summary
Mayor Tom Hood said the village will participate in a Lake County 911 consolidation planned for summer 2025 to reduce call-transfer time. He also recapped new police hires, an added SRO, community policing programs and the fire department's 2024 call volume and inspections.
Mayor Tom Hood said the Village of Gurnee will participate in a Lake County consolidation of dispatch centers this summer intended to reduce call-transfer time and improve emergency response.
"This is the, in Lake County, this coming summer, we're going to see a consolidation of our 911 centers ... 30, and in that area, we'll be consolidating," Hood said. He described the principal goal as reducing the number of transfers and seconds lost when an emergency call must be…
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