FALLS CITY – Despite reluctance from Falls City officials, Richardson County commissioners contracted with a 911 dispatch service out of Beatrice Tuesday saying consolidation will improve service and lower costs.
Beatrice Police Chief Bruce Lang said he expects jurisdictions with a jailer/dispatcher service to welcome consolidation, as well as counties that are required to add additional staff to provide at least two dispatchers 24/7.
Lang: “They are all doing this now because it simply does not make sense economically to try and go down this road alone. It’s a blessing that we live in nice, rural, safe areas, but when it comes to pay for some things, it makes it difficult when you don’t have a lot of people.”
Under the new contract, the county would pay $180,000 a year to the center. A new, $400,000 communications tower is proposed on vacant lots near the sheriff’s office… READ MORE
