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i-I C 0 U N T Y 0 F A N 0 K A Office o! .the County Board of Commissioners COURT HOUSE ANOKA, MINNESOTA 55303 421-4760 i November 4, 1981 ' EDWARD F. FIELDS N~JV J~t~i County Board of Cornmissioner$ Mr. Lloyd Schnelle, Administrator City of Ramsey 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W. Anoka, Minnesota 55303 I I I I I I I I I Dear Mr. Schnelle: During the last two and a half years, Anoka County has worked in close cooperation with the State of Minnesota and the Metropolitan Council to develop a 911 Emergency Telephone System. 911 is expected to be implemented by January 1, 1983, As you are aware, 911 is a three-digit telephone number which can be dialed for police, fire, and medical emergencies in the Twin City metropolitan area. ! and other members of the Anoka County Board of Commissioners have also previously provided you with the merits of 911. The Anoka County Board of Commissioners unanimously went on record in supporting 911 telephone services for all citizens in Anoka County. The County Board has further agreed that the costs of this service shall be borne by a County-wide levy rather than individual citizens directly. One month ago, we were told by Northwestern Bell and the State of Minnesota that we may not be able to provide direct 911 telephone service for County residents in the Elk River Telephone Exchange in northwestern Anoka County and in the Wyoming Telephone Exchange in northeastern Anoka County. A map is attached for your information. The reason is that their specific telephone exchange overlaps into an adjacent county north of Anoka County which is not in the immediate Twin City area. The County Board had previously agreed, with the approval of the State that these areas would be "selectively routed" in order to provide direct 911 services.