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Revere council approves three‑way regional 911 agreement with Chelsea and Winthrop
Summary
The Revere City Council voted unanimously to join a three‑community Regional Emergency Communications District with Chelsea and Winthrop, a move officials said would increase state grant eligibility, expand call‑center capacity, and spread operating costs across three municipalities.
The Revere City Council on Monday approved an intermunicipal agreement to form the Metro North Regional Emergency Communications District and Dispatch Center, adding the city of Chelsea to an existing regional 911 arrangement with Revere and the town of Winthrop.
Councilors voted unanimously to approve the agreement by roll call after a presentation from the mayor and comments from municipal officials. The vote brings Chelsea into a regional call center currently run out of the Revere Police Department.
Mayor Keith said the agreement revives a long‑standing plan to operate a three‑community regional 9‑1‑1 system. "What you have in front of you is an intermunicipal agreement between the cities of Riviera, Winthrop, and Chelsea," the mayor said, later noting the region was designed to serve three municipalities when it began roughly 15 years ago. He described the addition of Chelsea as a…
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