Jamestown  (CSi) Voters in November will decide if the local 9-1-1 emergency phone system will get an increase in the monthly fee, from $1 to$1.50.

Stutsman County Emergency Manager,  and 9-1-1- Coordinator, Jerry Bergquist reports  a decline in landline subscribers and the increase in cellphone service is mostly no-contract or phone card service where 9-1-1 fees go directly to the North Dakota Association of Counties for 911 service-related contracts.

The Stutsman County Commission has approved the increase, that  would become effective Feb. 1, 2019