Year's Unfriendly Skies Unsettle Holiday Fliers 
But Local Travelers Are Doing What They Have To 
Do, Says Airport Director, Who Adds He's Expecting 
A Blitz This Week

Accident Injures 3 People

Monday, December 19, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 12A 





So you're convinced 911 won't work for Luzerne County? Prove it &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I urge the local police chiefs and/or elected officials of Wilkes-Barre, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kingston, Hanover Township and any other municipalities who are opposed to
the centralized county 911 system to show us that this system will not workThe
police chiefs have an obligation to protect the residents of Luzerne County
from those of us who support this system. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Don't keep us in the dark any longer. As local public officials, you have
an obligation to let us know what you have known all along: a centralized 911
system cannot and will not work in Luzerne County. Give us the details that
explain how, while these centralized 911 systems are successful all over the
country, Luzerne County is so unique that it can't work here. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 This is your chance to convey your emergency communications expertise to
the public. Those who support the countywide system must be shown the errors
of their ways, and the county commissioners must be prevented from
establishing this "terrible" system. Don't keep this important information to
yourselves. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Demonstrate to the citizens that you have read and understand Act 78, and
that all of your little communications facilities will be in full compliance
with its provisions. Show us that you can do it better in your own towns.
Release the studies that prove that you can provide the same or better service
that is economically more efficient than the proposed county system. Prove the
legislators wrong when they encouraged county wide communications system when
they enacted Act 78. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 After our local municipal officials and police chiefs save the citizens of
Luzerne County from this terrible mistake, they can send consultants out
across the country. They can convince New York City and Los Angeles that the
success of their centralized enhanced 911 systems are only figments of their
imaginations. They can prove to the officials in Prince George's County, Md.,
and Dade County, Fla., that centralized 911 systems really don't work, and
that they should admit their mistakes, cut their losses and return the control
of emergency communications systems back to the police chiefs. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 It should be easy to convince the citizens of Lycoming, Union and Tioga
counties that the establishment of their enhanced 911 systems has resulted in
poorer service than when each town had its own system. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 They can admonish our school teachers and school systems for teaching our
children to dial 911 in time of an emergency instead of a seven-digit number
that connecst them to the town hall. They can document the hundreds of hours
of training that has been provided to their local dispatchers. They can let
the whole country know that the lifesaving dreams shown on the television
program "Rescue 911" are only fiction, and centralized enhanced 911 systems do
not significantly contribute to life safety in emergency situations. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Or should our municipal officials go back to the business of balancing
their budgets and solving the real problems in their towns? Should the police
chiefs go back to solving

So You're Convinced 911 Won't Work For Luzerne County? Prove It 
I Urge The Local Police Chiefs And/or Elected Officials Of Wilkes-barre, 
Kingston, Hanover Township And Any Other Municipalities Who Are Opposed To The 
Centralized County 911 System To Show Us That This System Will Not Work.

So You're Convinced 911 Won't Work For Luzerne County? Prove It I Urge The Local Police Chiefs And/or Elected Officials Of Wilkes-barre, Kingston, Hanover Township And Any Other Municipalities Who Are Opposed To The Centralized County 911 System To Show Us That This System Will Not Work.