Kansas City Mayor Q Proposes 911 Call Center Power Move

Here's the latest flex from 12th & Oak . . .

The Mayor is moving away from a metro system and seeks to establish a bit of local tech independence.

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The city’s own 911 call center would presumably allow the city to rely less on MARC, who coordinates the system the city uses, along with cities in 11 other counties in Kansas and Missouri.

Lucas says MARC’s not making strides fast enough while Motorola, which makes the system MARC uses, sees if it can add a prompt for the city only, without impacting suburban cities.

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