Negotiations continue to consolidate Liberty dispatching with Trumbull County 911

LIBERTY — Although negotiations still continue, the township would pay $84,735 for the next three years if local 911 dispatching is moved to the Trumbull County 911 Center, said Ernie Cook, the county 911 administrator.

Cook spoke at tonight’s trustee meeting.

The cost is considerably less than what Liberty pays to operate its own center.

In 2011, it cost Liberty $302,000 to run the local dispatch center. The 1.25-mill levy that funds the Liberty dispatch only brought in $280,000 and is expected to bring in only $270,000 for 2012 due to decreased property values.

Trustees will vote at next month’s meeting to terminate the current levy and place a 0.45-mill levy on the November ballot that would bring in $94,000 and cost a household worth $100,000 about $15 a year.

Liberty would not collect the taxes until 2014, leaving trustees with finding a way to fund the county 911 fee in 2013.

“We do have to bridge that gap,” said Trustee Chairman Stan Nudell.

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