For more than a year, Crittenden County leaders have been working to develop a plan that would properly fund the community’s 911 dispatching center, which pages out ambulances, police, rescue and other first responders in times of need. A few months ago, a committee formed to explore options to improve the center’s financial operations settled on a mandatory $36 fee on every dwelling or commercial building in the county. Other ideas were bantered around, but the annual fee, which will be included on tax bills, emerged as the best option.
Now, it looks like the cost will be $12 less, if you have a .... See the rest of this article in the February 25, 2021 full edition of The Crittenden Press.
