The communications center is asking Killeen to contribute 16% or $1.5 million of the center’s overall $9.2 million budget. According to Bell County Judge David Blackburn, who serves on the center’s executive board, the requested figure is based on the number of Killeen-based calls the center receives. The center handles dispatch of 9-1-1 calls for emergency service for Killeen and public safety departments across the county… READ MORE