WABASH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE MOVING FORWARD , IN A JOINT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MT. CARMEL, THE 9-1-1 BOARD, AND MT. CARMEL PUBLIC UTILITY TO CONTRACT FOR UPDATED AERIAL PICTURES OF THE ENTIRE COUNTY. COMMISSIONER ROB DEAN SAID THIS BENEFITS MOST EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTY. THE BOARD APPROVED A PLAN TO CONSIDER AN ESTIMATE FROM EAGLE VIEW FOR THE SERVICE AT THE NEXT MEETING. DEAN WAS COMPLIMENTARY OF DAVID JAMES OF P.U. FOR ASKING TO BE A PART OF THE EFFORT. THE COUNTY’S SHARE OF THE ESTIMATE OF 106 THOUSAND DOLLARS, WOULD BE 28 GRAND, PAID OVER THREE YEARS. DEAN TALKED ABOUT THE COOPERATIVE EFFORT
THE NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL SHOW 3D IMAGING. THE LAST AERIAL OVERVIEW WAS TAKEN IN 2013.
DEAN SAID THE COUNTY HAS A 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF BEING REIMBURSED BY A 9-1-1 GRANT.