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Dispatched: Closing The Call Centers

Toby Talbot
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AP
The state is considering closing two public safety answering points.

One of Governor Shumlin's proposed budget cuts calls for the closure of two of the four state-run public safety answering points. These are the centers that handle emergency calls.

By closing the Derby and Rutland centers and consolidating them with PSAPs in Williston and Rockingham, the state hopes to save $1.7 million annually.  

Public Safety Commissioner Keith Flynn, Dispatcher Trish Bennett and Bob Schlachter, president of Rutland County Fire Mutual Aid, discuss the proposed closings.

Also on the program, Vermont's hydropower connection with Quebec got cemented in the 1980s during the administration of Governor Dick Snelling. Richard Watts, director of the Center for Research on Vermont, discusses the Power from the North conference being held this week and the future of this energy relationship.

 Broadcast live on Monday, March 23, 2015, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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