Gaul: Plans moving along on 911 center|[07/31/08]

Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 31, 2008

Aiming for a move-in date in late fall or early winter, the E-911 Commission on Wednesday said progress is being made to establish a new dispatch center at Clay and First North streets.

“I’ve got three different vendors I’m trying to work with to get everyone on the same page,” said Michael Gaul, director of the city-county agency. “Once we get everything coordinated, the ball is going to roll.”

Canada-based Positron has been tapped to deliver the $600,000 computer-aided dispatch system, which Gaul said is about nine weeks from being complete. Jacksonbased Mayrant and Associates has been contracted to adapt the building. A holdup, Gaul said, has been because Motorola

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