•April 13, 2016•

By Mike Brothers

Although Coles-Moultrie enhanced 9-1-1 service is in the home stretch the path has contained some obstacles.

Moultrie County Board Public Health and Safety Committee found out the $45,000 the county spent preparing for the new emergency services network would not be reimbursed by the Statewide 911 Bureau that is now a division of the Illinois State Police.

David Bowers of Lovington, a state 9-1-1 committee member since 1976, appealed to the state on behalf of Moultrie County. He learned that since Moultrie is not yet an authorized 9-1-1 provider, the $45,000 isn’t eligible for reimbursement.

Bowers presented the question of appealing Moultrie County’s costs of the local line and forwarded 9-1-1 calls over the long distance network to Marci Elliott of the ISP Statewide Bureau.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.