Marshall, Albion rap 911 consolidation

With the threatened state revenue sharing cuts, along with loss of business tax revenues and the potential of increased state funding if municipalities combine resources, the cities of Marshall and Albion are currently exploring the idea of merging emergency dispatching services. Though he insists it's not a done deal and that talks are only in the early stages, the city has created a separate budgeting account for Marshall's dispatching arm of the public safety department reflecting some $230,000 in the proposed 2007-2008 budget.