City and county officials from around the valley gathered yesterday for a ground-breaking ceremony for the new Flathead County 911 Dispatch and Emergency Coordination Center, which will be located in northwest Kalispell near Glacier High School. Marjory McClaren, of Marjory McClaren Photography, sent in this photo:
Left to Right: Turner Askew (Whitefish City Council), Dale Lauman (Flathead County Commissioner), Duane Larson (Kalispell City Council), Tracy Finn (911 Dispatcher), Michael Shepard (Columbia Falls City Council) and Mike Meehan (Flathead County Sheriff).
In related news, on Monday, Kalispell’s city council voted unanimously to enter into an interlocal agreement with Flathead County, Columbia Falls and Whitefish to establish a governing board that will administer the new centralized dispatch center, which is considerably under budget so far.