Daviess County Judge-Executive Al Mattingly has asked the Green River Area Development District to study the feasibility of consolidating regional 911 dispatch centers into one center.
GRADD officials have not yet begun the study, and Owensboro-Daviess County 911 Director Paul Nave said it would be impossible to comment on consolidating county 911 centers into one facility without first seeing the results of the study.
Mattingly said Tuesday the request was made because the county is facing upgrading the communication system used by county firefighters and sheriff's deputies. A study on the county's VHF radio system found much of the system's equipment is outdated, and fire and sheriff's department officials have complained about times when they couldn't contact dispatch, or receive messages back when they are using their portable radios.
"All we're doing is gathering information," Mattingly said.