U.S. REPRESENTATIVE LUETKEMEYER VISITED 9-1-1 CENTER

Recently, U.S. Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer visited the Washington County 9-1-1 Center on Highway 21 just North of Potosi to find out more about the challenges of communications in rural Missouri and the challenges faced by ever-changing technology related to the dispatch and alert systems. Here, from left, Board Members visiting with Representative Luetkemeyer were (back to camera) Travis Wilkinson, Justin Duncan, Jenny Allen, Larry Flesher, County 9-1-1 Director Don Sanders, 3rd District U.S. Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer, Board Member John Robinson and Luetkemeyer’s District Office Director Jennifer Hoskins. The group discussed the history of Washington County’s 9-1-1 service and various avenues being pursued for funding for improvements in technology.