Commissioner Allison Eckel | .
Commissioner Allison Eckel | .
Burlington County is seeking state funding to help make additional improvements to its emergency communications system.
The County Commissioners voted Wednesday to authorize the Burlington County Department of Information Technology to prepare and submit an application for the New Jersey FY23 Next Generation 911 Grants Program. The program is open to New Jersey counties and municipalities with populations of 65,000 or more and provides funding to make upgrades to improve 911 communication systems.
A total of $10 million was appropriated for the grants in New Jersey’s FY2023 state budget.
“Public safety is this our board’s top priority and we know emergency communications are essential,” said Burlington County Commissioner Allison Eckel, liaison to the Department of Public Safety. “Our County recently completed a major upgrade to our emergency communications system, but we continue to look for more improvements to ensure county first responders have the best possible communications. This state funding stream provides some long-awaited assistance.”
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