Saco Councilors to Decide Tuesday On 911 Dispatch Merger with County ; Some Fear That the Change Would Lengthen Response Time. But It Would Also Save Money.

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Saco city councilors will decide Tuesday whether to shift emergency dispatching services to the county, which could save taxpayers nearly half a million dollars a year.

But the proposal has some wondering whether the savings would come at the expense of speed and safety in emergencies.

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Saco Councilors to Decide Tuesday On 911 Dispatch Merger with County ; Some Fear That the Change Would Lengthen Response Time. But It Would Also Save Money.

A state law passed last year calls for a reduction in the number of Emergency 911 call answering centers in Maine from 48 to between 16 and 24. Although 11 of Maine's 16 counties have only one E-911 answering cent...

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