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MetroWest regional 911 director says regionalization is progressing; grant funding and technology remain pending
Summary
Brian Smith, executive director of the MetroWest Regional Communication Center, briefed the Select Board on Oct. 21 about progress toward a regional 9‑1‑1 center (RECC), saying regionalization is "going very well" while the project waits for additional grant funding and final contracting for project management and technology work.
Brian Smith, executive director of the MetroWest Regional Communication Center, told the Town of Southborough Select Board on Oct. 21 that regionalization work for a new 9‑1‑1 center is progressing but that crucial technology funding and contracting remain to be completed.
“We are building the wreck to be a regional center and to absorb … more communities,” Smith said. “So far, the regionalization is going very well.”
Smith said schematic and design development for the planned center are complete, the architect is finishing construction documents, and the town is finalizing a contract with a new owner’s project manager (OPM) firm, Vertex. He…
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