Consolidation Is Considered

The towns of Devens, Boxborough, Harvard and Littleton (Mass.) have been debating a consolidated dispatching operation for the past 18 months, and still can’t arrive at a consensus on how to proceed. Harvard officials are backing away from the plan, while Littleton officials are undecided. The remaining towns want to fund a study to determine costs, but that study itself would cost $60,000 to $80,000. A state study concluded that operations would be improved if the four towns jointly operated a public safety comm center, especially from increased staffing for each shift. Read more of the story here.