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Snohomish County 911 briefs Lake Stevens council on radio upgrade, RTIC and sales-tax funding
Summary
Snohomish County 9‑1‑1 told the Lake Stevens council on Nov. 25 that the 2018 sales-tax initiative (enacted 2019) funded a countywide radio replacement that went live in May; staff said roughly 60% of collected sales tax supported that project and about 21% is held for next-generation replacement planning.
Snohomish County 9‑1‑1 deputy director Terry Peterson and executive director Kurt Mills told the Lake Stevens City Council on Nov. 25 that voters approved a sales‑tax measure in 2018 (enacted in 2019) to fund a countywide radio replacement and ongoing maintenance.
Kurt Mills described the agency’s role and scale: “We support all the local police, fire, EMS agencies in the County. We handle all the police, fire, medical dispatching,” and he said the center handles roughly 1,500–2,000 calls per day. Mills said the consolidated radio project went live in May and the project team expects to underspend the…
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