By Sara QuamRock County deputies and dispatchers will be able to communicate better with new radio equipment and mapping technology the County Board approved Tuesday.Total cost to the county will be about $22,000.There are a few areas in the county where portable radios and cell phones don’t have good reception. Consequently, when deputies have to leave their vehicles they lose contact.The worst areas are near Beaver Creek and Jasper. The county is installing more equipment on existing towers.New mapping technology will bring maps with directions to locations to dispatchers as people dial 911.There are 4,038 addresses in the county that will be entered into the system and the new technology will tell dispatchers the closest fire, ambulance and police districts to call for response.Cell phone calls will also show a location.In the event of unique obstacles to service, such as a bridge being under construction, dispatchers will know to direct personnel on an alternate route.Flyers about methProperty owners in Rock County will receive information about methamphetamines in their property tax statement.The Rock County Commissioners approved the insert Tuesday, as requested by the Meth Task Force.Commissioner Jane Wildung said, "We thought it would be a positive thing so land owners would know what to look for."It will be useful to people who don’t live in the area but rent property, because they aren’t on site to notice warning signs of meth production.Land owners are responsible for clean-up costs, which typically run between $7,000 and $10,000 per building.Auditor Treasurer Gloria Rolfs asked the Department of Revenue whether it had a policy on including information along with tax statements.Representatives told Rolfs it is not advocated, but in this special case, the department doesn’t object to a flyer or insert.The Department of Revenue said it prefers to have the statements stand alone, so people don’t treat them as any other piece of junk mail. It doesn’t want the tax statement to lose seriousness or become cluttered.Wildung said, "I think it’s the best place to put the information, instead of a separate mailing. When people see it in the tax statement, they know it’s serious business."