Plum officials Monday night voted to move the closing date for the borough's police dispatch center to Aug. 1.

Last month officials said they would try to find a way to continue funding the center until the end of the year, at which point the borough would switch over to the Allegheny County 911 center in Point Breeze.

Council members last night said they would have to consider a 1.5 mill tax increase to keep the center open through the end of the year.

Officials said it costs about $40,000 a month to operate the Plum dispatch center.

Council voted 4-2 to close the center Aug. 1, with Councilman Keith Nowalk abstaining.

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