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CARTHAGE, Mo. — The fire departments, law enforcement agencies and ambulance services in Jasper County face big changes in communications technology in the next few years, and officials say keeping up will take money.
The Jasper County Emergency Services Dispatch Board is seeking a sales tax hike from a tenth of a percent to a quarter of a percent.
Voters across Jasper County on Tuesday will see the following question on the ballot: “Shall the Jasper County Emergency Services 9-1-1 Board, through its Board of Directors, be permitted to increase its current sales tax rate of one-tenth (1/10th) of one percent to a sales tax of up to and not to exceed one-quarter (1/4th) of one percent of taxable sales for infrastructure, a countywide public safety radio system and to ensure rapid dispatching of all 9-1-1 calls and non emergency calls for service to law enforcement, emergency medical services and fire protection?” …
