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LaSalle County officials debate offering county 911 dispatch to other communities, consider outside study
Summary
Committee members pressed whether a LaSalle County community had been invited to join the county's 911 dispatch system and urged a single, countywide plan; ETSB representatives said no formal offer has been finalized, described funding from 911 surcharges, and welcomed communities that wish to join.
A committee meeting in LaSalle County turned to the question of whether additional municipalities could be brought into the county's 911 dispatch system, with one committee member saying any offer to a single community should be offered more broadly and an ETSB representative saying no formal offer has been finalized.
The discussion began when Ali, a committee member, asked whether the committee had "offered an opportunity for a new LaSalle County community to join the county's 911 dispatch," and whether that had been discussed in open session. Ali said that if an offer is made to one community it should be offered to all and that there should be a financial plan to ensure the service can be sustained.
An ETSB official responded that the board had discussed the idea…
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