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The Town Council voted 6-3 against placing a non-binding recommendation on the ballot about Southbridge participating in the Central Massachusetts Regional Emergency Communications Center regional dispatch system.
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Residents will not be asked through this proposal to provide an advisory recommendation on regional emergency dispatch. The vote addressed whether to place the question on the ballot, not whether Southbridge would join the regional dispatch system. Councilors cited public safety, budget, staffing, and the value of resident input in the discussion.
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