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Sheriff urges planning for new public safety facility as equipment and rescue needs grow
Summary
Sheriff and detention officials told the council handheld and facility problems — from a lack of rescue boats to chronic roof and sewage issues at the detention center — and urged the county to start shovel-ready planning for a consolidated public safety building to avoid regulatory and operational risks.
Sheriff (unnamed in the transcript) told the council the department is seeking an airboat to improve search-and-rescue response in southern Dorchester County and said at least one grant application "is really looking good." He described current limits in responding to incidents in tidal and marsh areas and said relying on volunteer fire departments is not sufficient for some responses.
"Search and rescue is our responsibility under the law," the sheriff said, explaining why the county needs…
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