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PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Commission will discuss what will be in a new 911 center with ZMM Architects & Engineers of Charleston.

The commission chose the firm Monday for the renovation of the 18,000-square-foot former Suddenlink call center at U.S. 50 and Interstate 77 and to convert it into the new dispatching center.

“(ZMM) had a good understanding of our project,” Commission President Blair Couch said. “They had a concise plan … that would be the Taj Mahal of 911 centers. There is a lot of work we can do to keep the costs down and phase it in if necessary. What brought us to this is our need to expand our existing 911 services.” …