Lake County says 911 consolidation fee falls short

24 January 2012, 5:44 pm

INDIANAPOLIS — Hammond Police Chief Brian Miller contends a Senate bill that provides funding for emergency dispatch centers is not enough for Lake County. The state requires Indiana counties to consolidate their 911 centers by 2014. Fees charged to phone users help fund that consolidation. The bill authored by state Sen. Brandt Hershman, R-Buck Creek, sets a statewide fee on land-line users and ...... Read More »

More Topics from "Articles"

• Lake County commissioner race gets crowded
• Munster man's driving record a license to kill?
• Hammond remains linked to woman missing in 1999
• Bones dog found ID'd as missing woman
• Police: Bones found by dog those of missing woman
• Robot swept road for bombs before blast killed 4
• Chicago Digs Out From Season’s First Major Snowstorm