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Lowell council gives initial OK to E-911 consolidation

LOWELL | The Town Council on Monday preliminarily approved contracting with the Lake County Sheriff's Department and county commissioners for consolidated E-911 dispatch services.

December 27, 2012 10:00 pm

Latest E-911 interlocal revision shifts costs

CROWN POINT | The latest revision to a proposed E-911 interlocal agreement consolidating emergency services is more palatable to cities and towns, one member of the E-911 advisory committee said Thursday.

September 27, 2012 9:22 pm

Lake officials make E-911 budget maneuvers

CROWN POINT | The Lake County Council is setting aside a $10.6 million budget for E-911 consolidations next year, Larry Blanchard, a county consultant, said this week.

September 13, 2012 10:09 am

Lake County removes majority of E-911 money from budget

CROWN POINT | The Lake County Council cut the budget for E-911 communications Tuesday in an admission that a merger of 18 police and fire department dispatch centers is unlikely to take place in 2013.

September 11, 2012 8:15 pm

Officials may not pick up E-911 call

CROWN POINT | Several communities may hang up on Lake County's push to consolidate emergency communications into a single county system as a luxury they cannot afford.

July 05, 2012 12:00 am

Lake County Attorney Dull says cities and towns must step forward on E-911

CROWN POINT | Lake County's elected municipal officials will be invited Thursday to get behind their police and firefighters' vision for a consolidated E-911 system.

June 27, 2012 11:00 am

Council may ask voters for $13 million to start E-911 consolidation

CROWN POINT | The Lake County Council is planning a June 26 public hearing on whether to ask voters this fall for permission to borrow $13 million to finance consolidating the county's 18 E-911 call centers.

June 07, 2012 1:48 pm

Councilman questions E-911 funding snafu

CROWN POINT | Lake County Councilman Michael Repay, D-Hammond, took longtime financial consultant Jim Bennett to task Tuesday for failing to properly provide for payment of a $500,000 contract with the city of Gary related to E-911 dispatch services.

September 13, 2011 6:30 pm