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Mayor of Posen asks Cook County for help shifting dispatch and funding Kedzie Avenue safety work
Summary
Posen Mayor Frank Podilnik asked the Cook County Board to help fund a transition to county dispatch (to improve response times) and to accelerate safety upgrades on Kedzie Avenue near 145th–146th streets, citing several fatalities and damaged equipment.
Mayor Frank Podilnik of the Village of Posen told the Cook County Board the village needs county assistance to complete two public-safety priorities: a dispatch transition and a safety fix on Kedzie Avenue.
Podilnik said the village seeks to move its police and fire dispatch from a regional partner, CALCOM, to the Cook County Sheriff's Dispatch Center because ‘‘live dispatch’’ shortens response time by about two to three minutes, a difference he said matters for life-safety. He asked the…
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