911 Upgrade Debate

Officials in Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County (Neb.) say they agree with a consultant’s report that the 911 system needs an upgrade costing almost $25 million. However, there’s total disagreement on how it should be funded and what it should include. A new 911 center would cost $7 million, but including it in the project may jeopardize voter passage of bonds to fund the project, according to the Council Bluffs mayor Tom Hanafan says. County officials claim the city’s “negative” attitude has soured grant funding for the project. Read more about the debate here.