Nassau's 911 system to get upgrade after nor'easter
Quick ReadThe problem wasn't too few call takers, but too few work stations where they could answer phones, County Executive Edward Mangano said.
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Nassau executive Edward Mangano pledged Monday to spend roughly $7 million to upgrade a county 911 system that was unable to handle the call volume generated by last weekend's powerful nor'easter.
The problem in Nassau wasn't too few call takers - the county has 200 trained, Mangano said - but too few work stations where they could answer phones. Nassau has just 19 stations, less than half...
