PUCO approves Trumbull County 911 plan, releases $1.5M

WARREN — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved the Trumbull County 911 plan, meaning the commission will soon forward about $1.5 million in cell phone surcharges it has been holding for the county.

But Pat Layshock, mayor of Newton Falls, says the communities opposed to the plan are moving forward — possibly this week — with a lawsuit aimed at voiding the plan.

Layshock says he also tried to organize a meeting of the 911 Planning Committee, which approved the plan, for later this week or early next week, but county officials have blocked the meeting.

Layshock says he felt that a meeting was warranted because the plan contained errors that need to be corrected.

For instance, it misidentified which 911 center would be taking wireless 911 calls for the city of Niles, village of McDonald and Weathersfield Township.

Commissioner Paul Heltzel said it is true the plan contains errors, but they can be corrected any time.

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