After sending letters to all of its municipalities asking if they would be interested in developing a countywide dispatch system, the county is still willing to work on the proposal. However, it has not had commitments from all of the towns.
The county's plans include building a $16 million facility, paying for $11 million worth of equipment and software, and employing 120 personnel at a cost of $9 million per year to operate the facility, Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson said.
Levinson said the county had a meeting with local police chiefs in November, and some of the towns seem in favor of the plan but others like their current arrangement.
He said the county will not move forward unless everyone is on board.
"It's a very expensive undertaking," he said. "If towns are interested in doing it, they need to let us know."
