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Canfield police outline switch to state dispatch system, report cost savings and life‑saving response
Summary
Police Chief Colucci told council the county has voted to move to the state MARCS dispatch system, which the chief said will lower recurring radio fees and should reduce dispatch costs for Canfield; he also highlighted a recent life‑saving response by two officers and praised the city’s dispatch capability.
Canfield Police Chief Colucci updated the City Council on Feb. 11 about a county decision to transition dispatch services to the state MARCS system and described what that change means for the city’s operations and costs.
Colucci said the county’s vote to adopt the state system (MARCS) will largely not change Canfield’s day‑to‑day dispatch operations but will reduce certain recurring fees: "From our financial side, it's gonna save us money... the radio fees are gonna be less. I think it's going from somewhere around $13 to $5 each for us," he said.
The chief said…
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