by Anita Miller
Discussion stopped short of an official opening of the county’s Combined Emergency Communications Center (CECC), but much progress has been made toward that goal, Precinct 3 Commissioner Lon Shell said earlier this month.
Approved by voters in 2016 as part of the $237 million public safety bond, the CECC was originally intended to bring under one roof all emergency communications for all law enforcement agencies in the county. The San Marcos Police Department soon opted out and recently, Texas State University opted in. Currently, the CECC will house communications for the Kyle, Texas State University and Buda police departments, the Kyle, North Hays, Buda, and South Hays fire departments, and the Wimberley, San Marcos and Buda EMS departments, and the Hays County Emergency Services Department.
