Columbiana Co. 911 now to start in August


January 29, 2008 at 5:23p.m.

Columbiana Co. 911 now to start in August

LISBON — Columbiana County Commissioner Dan Bing estimated that the county’s enhanced 911 emergency phone system could be ready by August.

That’s the latest estimate for the beginning of a program the commissioners said in 2003 would be ready in 2005.

Robert Emmons, the director of the project, announced a mixture of good and not-so-good information on the status of the project at an update today.

Training for more than 100 dispatchers and police officers has been completed, and the equipment that was moved for training at one site will be reinstalled at the emergency system’s answering points.

The county will have five answering points for emergency calls — the county sheriff’s office, and the Columbiana, East Palestine, East Liverpool and Salem police departments.

For the complete story, see Wednesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com.