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Westborough says $14 million in grants will fund regional dispatch center
Summary
Chief Patrick Purcell says Westborough secured roughly $14,000,000 in grant funding and an additional $1,800,000 award to create a regional dispatch center with Grafton and Southborough, using the Harvey Building at 20 Phillips Street as a site.
Asked about a planned consolidation with neighboring towns, Fire Chief Patrick Purcell said the project is underway: the town has secured about $14,000,000 in grant funding, hired an executive director, and entered a memorandum of understanding with Grafton and Southborough.
Purcell said the town will use the Harvey Building at 20 Phillips Street as the site, and officials expect to go out to bid to ready the building for construction. He added the town received another grant allotment for about $1,800,000 in July and that the project includes upgrades to computer-aided dispatch and a shared radio plan so neighboring departments “can all talk together.”
Purcell framed the effort as regional cooperation to improve dispatch technology and communications across municipal boundaries; he noted the town is preparing for demolition/renovation work and procurement steps ahead of construction.
