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maintained that the solution to the dispatch question is for Rappahannock to contribute to upgrading Culpeper’s center as part of a contractual arrangement, even if it means funding two additional dispatch positions. - ~
Short Term Answer
Any cooperative solution will be ‘‘short term,” countered fireman Carl James. He warned that Rappahannock may be wasting money to contribute SI 5,000 or $20,000 to Culpeper’s dispatch center “when what they really want is to get Rappahannock County out.”
Rappahannock and Culpeper counties are going to grow, David Konick interjected. Upgrading Culpeper’s dispatch center “is only putting off the inevitable. In the long run, they're going to throw us out anyway.” In addition, he said, a local dispatch service manned by local people familiar with Rappahannock will provide better service.
Luke informed the rest of the board that state law gives the supervisors authority to establish fire and rescue zones and to levy special taxes reserved solely for support of emergency services. The news brought no response from the other board members.
“There’s no way the six or seven (fire and rescue) departments we have now are going to survive (without local government support),” maintained Amissville fire chief Jack Atkins. He pointed to the $5,500 insurance bill
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