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Page 2. Public Safety five school corporations, a County Highway Department, a County Police Depart- ment and an airport. He advocated that a committee be appointed to prepare an overall plan which would assure that each system would be fully compatible with another. He believed that a study was not necessary but rather a plan of implementation. He noted that if the City of South Bend would go ahead it would not hurt the County so long as all of the systems could inter-connect electronically. John Goorde of Liberty Township and North Liberty stated that his area had a good system and did not want to be a part of a county wide system. Richard. Hill stated that the City of South. Bend was willing to work with others so that all systems would be compatible with each other. Commissioner Hank Ferratti complimented the City for moving ahead in this area. He noted that at the present time the County did not have the funding sources available however he hoped that all systems would be compatible with one another. Mr. Lowe briefly discussed the enhanced 911 service which the City of Indianapolis is pursuing which would be marketed in the Evansville and South Bend area. The cost of ,such a service would be extremely high. Mr. Nelson Garber of German Township stated that he was representing nine of the fourteen fire departments which have been operating a cost effective communications system for some time. Harvey Schaffer of the Lakeville Fire Department stated that the system should be left as it is and it would be too costly to be involved. Mr. Dennis Schaffer, the person who wrote an article to the Voice of the People stressed that there is a communications problem. He believes that anyone who lives south of New Road is treated like they live in a different country. Richard Bryley, the Police Chief of Lakeville clarified the emergency situation where a boy was hit in a driveway by his father' s vehicle which prompted the letter to the voice of the people. He believed that all of the satellite communications which were tied into the County Police Department were working effectively. Mike Howell, Chief of Police of North Liberty stated that despite the fact that the County Police Department has outdated equipment that the staff operates competently. He believed centralized communications was a necessity. Charles Shaffer of Lakeville stated that we should all put our guns down and throw ;` . 911 out. He believed that the people should be educated as to who to call. Gene Goddard, Mishawaka Fire Department Chief said it would be impossible to tie everyone together now however, we should look at the feasibility of working toward that goal in the future.