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A plan to move the sheriff’s department dispatchers to the 911 call center at the county’s Bureau of Emergency Services that is taking longer than expected has county lawmakers questioning whether the goal is achievable.

“There are still a lot of moving parts,” explained BES Commissioner Ken Clair at the November meeting of the county’s Protective Services Committee.

The plan is to have all dispatchers under one roof, so if someone calls 911 for a fire or medical emergency, or they call the sheriff’s office for a police matter, they will all be received at the Emergency Operations Center…