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Alpena County Clerk Bonnie Friedrichs organizes the election data that will go to the county’s board of canvassers for certification. There was only one proposal on the ballot for a $3 surcharge for 911 operations and it passed with ease.
ALPENA The few voters that went to the polls in Alpena County Tuesday were in a generous mood, as they easily approved a five-year extension of the surcharge that supports 911 operations.
The surcharge will be $3 for cell phones, and landlines, and be on residents’ phone bills as they are currently.
It is expected the surcharge will generate between $800,000 and $1 million a year, and cover most of the expenses for 911 operations.