The West Marlborough supervisors have gone on record as agreeing with other local municipalities that any additional funds needed to operate the county's 911 emergency system should be collected by the county, not individual townships.
At the July 3 meeting, Bill Wylie, who heads the township board of supervisors, said they would write a letter to the county commissioners "that lets them know townships don't have extra cash floating around these days" and that the supervisors believe the $5-per-resident fee would be "more efficiently collected at the county level."
Township resident Bernie Langer emphasized to the board how important the 911 system is and urged that it be supported by whatever means necessary. He said he spoke from personal experience: he recently used the emergency system to summon an ambulance, and without their prompt response, "you'd have one monkey off your back."
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