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Delaware County approves $600,000 payment to E‑911 trust to bolster dispatch and fix coverage gaps
Summary
The Delaware County Board of County Commissioners voted Nov. 10 to pay $600,000 to the consolidated E‑911 Trust in quarterly installments to fund dispatch operations and urgent tower upgrades after trustees warned of coverage gaps and rising call volume.
The Delaware County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on Nov. 10 to pay $600,000 to the county’s consolidated E‑911 Trust to cover dispatch services and urgent equipment needs, including planned radio towers that officials say are needed to fix coverage gaps on the north end of the county.
Carl Tesreau, chairman of the E‑911 Trust Board and Monkey Island Fire Chief, told commissioners the trust had asked for $600,000 this year after the county paid $526,000 last year. "We answered approximately 22,000 calls in the…
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