Presenter warns remapping could jeopardize funds and affect EMS coverage
During the Hilltop meeting, a presenter warned that noncompliance with state emergency-communications requirements could lead to reductions in funds that support county emergency services, and residents raised concerns about unfamiliar responding crews and coverage gaps.
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A presenter told attendees that state-level compliance for emergency communications is tied to some funding streams and that failure to meet requirements could result in funding reductions for the county. "If not, the money that we give to Leon County for y'all to receive emergency services would either be cut in parts or it would be cut as a whole depending on how the state, emergency communications committee decided to pull those funds," the presenter said.
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