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County weighs centralizing 911 dispatch and a multimillion‑dollar radio upgrade
Summary
Communications leaders asked council to consider consolidating dispatch and commit to one‑time and recurring funding to replace microwave links, move phone service off copper lines and begin planning a $6 million countywide radio system that would improve interoperability.
Captain Justin Ward presented the communications and 911 center requests and said the county currently provides dispatch and 911 service to four of five municipalities; he described talks with Senica about the city’s dispatch and said absorbing that workload would likely require roughly four additional full‑time employees.
Ward warned of an impending…
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