Update: Quote of the Week
Update: 2/18/09 The county will still not pay to use the assessor’s maps, but Warren County Joint Communications officials have agreed to use them. Local emergency response organizations will pay the $5,000 fee. Among those stepping up to contribute: Warrenton and Wright City fire protection districts and Marthasville Volunteer Fire District. The Warren County Sheriff and Ambulance District have expressed interest. All emergency responders will have access to the data, whether they contribute or not, per Mike Owenby, chief of the Warrenton Fire Protection District.
Note: In this article Carol Sexton is identified as Joint Communications Director Carol Sexton, while below she is Dispatch Director. She may well be both; it’s not clear.
—- original post (with state updated per comment) 2/11/09————
“[The state of Missouri’s free map is] the one we want to use because it’s going to be effective for seeing driveways. Do you need to see the license plate on the car in the driveway when you’re trying to get to an address? No. It’s overkill on the resolution.”
- Warren County Missouri Dispatch Director Carol Sexton on why the county does not pay the $5000 to use the assessor’s maps for 911 response in the Suburban Journal. [That URL is dead. The original article I believe, is here. - ABS]
