Pa. Counties Face Rising Emergency Costs. The Legislature Didn’t Include an Increase to the 911 Phone Fee in the Budget to Help Them

Pa. counties face rising emergency costs. The legislature didn’t include an increase to the 911 phone fee in the budget to help them.

While the 911 surcharge increased in 2023, local officials and the state county association say it still needs to be higher.

Counties face rising emergency costs

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers once again declined to increase the state’s 911 surcharge in this year’s budget, leaving counties to cover rising costs for emergency call centers on their own.

Pa. counties face rising emergency costs. The new budget lacked an increase to the 911 phone fee to help.

A version of this story first ran in Talk of the Town, a newsletter by Spotlight PA’s State College regional bureau of local stories that dig deep,...

Pa. Counties Face Rising Emergency Costs. The Legislature Didn’t Include an Increase to the 911 Phone Fee in the Budget to Help Them

A version of this story first ran in Talk of the Town, a newsletter by Spotlight PA’s State College regional bureau of local stories that dig deep, events and more from north-central PA. Sign up at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. Pennsylvania lawmakers once again declined to increase the state’s 911 surcharge in this year’s budget, leaving counties to cover rising costs for emergency call centers on their own. The surcharge — a monthl…

Pa. counties face rising emergency costs; The legislature didn’t include an increase to the 911 phone fee in the budget to help them

A version of this story first ran in Talk of the Town, a newsletter by Spotlight PA’s State College regional bureau of local stories that ...

PA counties lose out on more 911 center funding

A version of this story first ran in Talk of the Town, a newsletter by Spotlight PA’s State College regional bureau of local stories that dig deep, events, and more from north-central PA. Sign up at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. Pennsylvania lawmakers once again declined to increase the state’s 911 surcharge in this year’s budget, leaving counties to cover rising costs for emergency call centers on their own. The surcharge — a month…