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Livingston board looks to upgrade communications
PONTIAC — Police had trouble communicating during the Aug. 28 gun scare at Pontiac Township High School, the Livingston County sheriff said in a letter to county officials. The County Board voted Thursday to investigate options for providing better communications with schools in such incidents. “After the incident at Pontiac Township High School, I think all of us are thankful that the school situation wasn’t worse than what it could have been,” Livingston County Board Chairman Bill Flott said. A student is accused of bringing six guns on a school bus to the high school that morning as part of a plan to sell the weapons, authorities say. Police say a student who saw the weapons reported then to School Resource Officer Bill Reynolds. The school was locked down and searched. Two boys face felony weapons possession charges in adult court and, and a third has been charged as a juvenile. Livingston County Sheriff Bob McCarty wrote the board a letter saying communications were marginal at best and it was difficult to understand Reynolds at times. McCarty asked the board to look into funding a public safety radio system for all schools in the county. In other business, the board heard there are agencies interested in stepping in to take over the role of the county-owned Livingston Manor nursing home. Organizations who want to provide nursing home beds to replace those at Livingston Manor have until Oct. 5 to submit proposals. Nursing home committee Chairman Arnold Natzke said five agencies expressed serious interest during an Aug. 27 conference call. The request for proposals states that Livingston County is seeking to partner with an organization or corporation to create enough replacement beds to assure that a Livingston County resident can find a nursing home bed when it is needed. The proposal also would remove the county from ownership, operation and any long-term financial commitments. The Livingston County is willing, however, to make a financial commitment to see that the goal is achieved. E-mail this story | Print this story | Search archives | RSS Show comments |  Hide comments | Hide comments on all stories |
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