Lee 911 To Upgrade

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – The Lee County Board of Supervisors plans to spend up to $8.5 million to replace the existing 911 communications radios used countywide.

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports (http://bit.ly/Z2Ettl ) supervisors unanimously agreed Monday to support the upgrade, the first since emergency 911 service began in the county in the early 1990s.

The Lee County E911 Board of Commissioners has recommended switching to the system used by state agencies, allowing easier to communication between Lee County emergency personnel and others outside of the area. The new upgrade will also allow county public safety personnel to better communicate within the county during emergency situations through expanded radio coverage.

County administrator Sean Thompson says the upgrade will likely lead to a tax increase of 1.5 mills or less.