Amid ongoing discussions about the future of 911 services in Lewis County, first responders are funding a study to look at the future of the county’s communications infrastructure — which is expected to require expensive maintenance and upgrades.
County commissioners Monday approved an agreement with Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers for $89,000 to “provide a communications infrastructure planning document focused on fire and law enforcement services.”
The study — which is expected to take six months to complete — comes as the county begins looking at entering a regional partnership with Thurston County 911 Communications, or TCOMM, at the urging of its local agencies. In addition to surveying infrastructure, said Public Works director Josh Metcalf, the study will look at the pros and cons of regionalizing 911 service or keeping it in the Lewis County fold.