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Hawkins County 911 director Lynn Campbell is preparing to make his case before the Hawkins County Budget Committee next week on why his department needs a county funding increase of the first time since 2012.
Campbell told the Review he beileves the numbers speak for themselves:
2012 Calls for Service – 39,275 with two dispatchers per shift.
2021 Calls for Service – 63,732 with two dispatchers per shift.
That’s a 62.3% Increase in dispatched calls…
