The 911 Oversight Board gathered March 8 with the agenda items being future funding possibilities and the expansion of services to a neighboring county.
The board gathered in the Nodaway County Commissioners’ office with updates from the subcommittee that studied the potential funding of the county-wide service. Presently, Nodaway County and the City of Maryville are allocating close to $225,000 each for the operations of the Northwest Missouri Regional Communications Center. The Nodaway County Ambulance District is also adding dollars to the operations. The final piece of revenue is the shrinking telephone tax linked to landlines in the county. Last year’s budget, which was the first year of operation, saw expenses add up to over $741,000… READ MORE
