Westmoreland returns part of grant to pay for 911 upgrades; blames bookkeeping error (PA)

Westmoreland County has returned nearly 75% of a federal grant meant to pay for mobile backups of the county’s 911 dispatch system.

Officials said bookkeeping errors impacted the $529,000 project to purchase the mobile 911 dispatch units. Those units could be relocated if public safety services were forced to evacuate from the Hempfield operations center.