LICKING COUNTY JOINT COMMUNICATIONS CENTER DEVELOPMENT MOVING FORWARD

Plans continue toward the creation of the new Licking County Joint Communication Center (LCJCC) for both 9-1-1 (fire and emergency management services) and Sheriff (law enforcement) dispatching. In the next month the Robertson Construction Company, of Heath, will begin converting the former corrections facility at 119 East Main Street in Newark to a modern communications center. Also, in the last month the Commissioners received a $254-thousand bid for the 250-foot communication tower which will be constructed at the site. Negotiations continue with the State Department of Public Safety to add the statewide digital MARCS system to the package, which is seen as a major enhancement for future years for local safety forces. *In an early first use – the LCJCC was pressed into service as the headquarters for the response to the major wind storm of June 29th. Daily media briefings, to the community, originated from the new Center.