FROM ST. LOUIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL LEAGUE

Proposition E911 Was Approved by Voters On the November 3, 2009, Ballot in St. Louis County. 

Voters approved a .10% sales tax that would fund a more modern emergency communications system. The newer system will help emergency crews locate 9-1-1 cell phone callers more quickly. With all of the votes counted, the tally passed overwhelmingly with 68% for and 32% against the tax hike to pay for E-911.