FREETOWN — The town last Monday was the first community to meet with the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District about a 9-1-1 dispatch feasibility study that would regionalize dispatch services. But a packed crowd, including many dispatchers and police officers, told SRPEDD that such regionalization is not in Freetown’s financial best interest or in the best interest of town safety. SRPEDD’s Ross Perry said dispatchers perform a “long list of ancillary duties,” representing an “inefficient use of financial resources.” Read more: Freetown shoots down regional 9-1-1 plan - Fall River, MA - The Herald News
