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Residents and Whiteville police chief urge Columbus County to keep 911 center under county control and create oversight board
Summary
Public commenters and law enforcement at a Columbus County commissioners meeting recommended maintaining county control of the 911 communications center and establishing an oversight board with municipal, sheriff, fire/EMS and community representation to reduce risk of politicization and improve complaint handling.
Public comments at a Columbus County Board of Commissioners meeting urged the county to retain control of its 911 communications center and to consider creating an oversight board and an independent 911 director to improve operations and complaints handling.
A resident identified in the transcript as Lowry said the county should maintain control of the 911 center rather than transferring responsibility to the elected sheriff. "We just wanna support maintaining it under the county's control," Lowry said, arguing that control tied to an elected official…
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