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The Harrodsburg City Commission voted to consolidate 911 services with Bluegrass 911 at a special-called meeting on Wednesday, July 7.
In a 3-1 vote, the commission voted to abolish the telecommunications department once they were accepted by Bluegrass 911, which is located in Garrard County. All assets not including real property and liabilities will be transferred to Bluegrass 911. Commissioner Ruth Ann Bryant, who served as a dispatcher for over 35 years, voted against it.
“I’m against it,” Bryant said. “I think it’s a bad move, not just for the city but for the whole of Mercer County.”
The expenses of running the department are split between the city and the county. The Mercer County Fiscal Court will vote on the proposal at a special-called meeting on Thursday, July 8, at 11:30 a.m. If the fiscal court also votes to dissolve the communications department, Commissioner Adam Johnson, who oversees the police, fire and communications department, said it would take 48 hours for the consolidation to be approved by Bluegrass 911…
