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Thursday, March 3, 2016

LSJ: Sabattus, Wales & Durham consider using Androscoggin County dispatch

Sun Journal file photo
Bob Levesque, an E-911 dispatcher for the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Department, responds to a call in May 2013 inside the newly updated center in Auburn.

STEVE SHERLOCK, Staff Editor

Lewiston-Auburn |
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 10:59 pm

AUBURN — Sheriff Eric Samson raised the possibility Wednesday of three towns shifting their emergency dispatch services to Androscoggin County.

Samson advised county commissioners that he is cautiously optimistic about the new revenue stream and sought their guidance moving forward.

The county, however, would have to spend money upfront to upgrade its system, which could reach into the tens of thousands of dollars.
The availability of $21,000 from an Emergency Operations Center grant would help offset some of the initial costs, said Emergency Management Agency Director Joanne Potvin.
The three towns are Sabattus, Wales and Durham.
The Sheriff's Department has tried for the past few years to consolidate dispatching service in the county, with little success.