Quincy, Milton Land Joint 911 Dispatch Grant From State
QUINCY — Quincy and Milton have been awarded an $8 million state grant that will let the two communities pursue a joint 911 dispatch center, the city announced this week.
TOWN HALL The grant, confirmed under Mayor Thomas P. Koch's administration, will fund a feasibility push toward a regional emergency dispatch center serving both Quincy and Milton — a move that could reshape how 911 calls are answered and routed for residents of both communities. City Hall did not detail a timeline for the joint center in its announcement.
Separately, the city is inviting families to submit photos for this year's Annual Candlelight Vigil Memorial Video, a recurring tribute produced by the city.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS "Quincy Neighbors Say Weekend Closure Not Enough To Stop Speeding On Winding Roadway: 'It's Constant'" — residents along Wampatuck Road say a weekend closure has done little to curb decades of speeding and late-night street racing near Chickatawbut Road, per CBS Boston, as carried on Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy/quincy-neighbors-say-weekend-closure-not-enough-stop-speeding-winding-roadway).
"They fly up and down the street': Frequent drag races disturb Quincy residents" — NBC Boston reports that on some Quincy streets, revving engines signal organized nighttime drag racing rather than commuter traffic, unsettling nearby homeowners (read it at https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/they-fly-up-and-down-the-street-frequent-drag-races-disturb-quincy-residents/3982200/).
"Patch AM: Quincy pension board strips former elder services chief of retirement benefits" — a Patch report says the city's pension board voted to strip a former Elder Services chief of retirement benefits; further details were not included in the item (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy).
"Patch AM: What's changing with Quincy's 911 dispatch and City Council oversight?" — Patch flags coming changes to how Quincy's 911 dispatch operates and is overseen by the City Council, a story the town's News Flash also touched on today with news of the joint Milton grant (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy).
"Breathing Wildfire Smoke In MA Equal To Smoking 9 Cigarettes: Doctor" — Patch reports that the hazy, yellow skies that blanketed the region this week, driven by wildfires burning in Ontario and the northern Midwest, posed a health risk a doctor cited in the story compared to smoking (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy).