Whitcom faces funding shortage

Washington state 911 coordination agencies are preparing themselves to address funding cuts in 2019-2020. Agencies, including Whitcom, are planning for a $5.1 million shortfall from state 911 funds. Different options are being looked at for how the $5.1 million will be cut from across the different counties.

Whitcom, which services Whitman and Asotin counties, could be faced with a $84,769 to $395,900 shortfall, depending on the formula used.

“We really don’t know what’s going to occur yet,” said Mark Bailey, Whitcom IT manager.

The budget cut is only expected to span the biennium. Bailey said...