The contract is signed for NW Public Safety to start dispatching WFD & WPD July of 2016. They will be moving to St Mary's Hospital property in Waterbury.
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I assume the former KX 911 Dispatchers would have first shot at these jobs in Waterbury.
If so, there might be a couple of things to consider about that.
1) This is a PRIVATE COMPANY in the business to MAKE MONEY. The major profits go first to the Corporate Leaders and THEN to the 911 Dispatchers. I'm sure those 911 dispatchers would see a significant reduction in their pay and benefits. I believe a similar program is now in effect in Danbury.
2) If absorbed into the Waterbury system, traveling time would increase for many as they travel from an area in Eastern, Ct. Most would likely have to travel through the traffic in Hartford and into Waterbury. Those who have done that know sometimes it's not much fun.
When someone earlier mentioned about some problems with the board and MORE SO with the DISPATCHERS, "we never really heard what some of those problems were". For those that do NOT want to face a similar fate, keeping an open mind about it, maybe we should hear what some of those issues were.
Or maybe if we could hear from a few KX dispatchers telling their side of the story on why KX is closing. Is it based solely on MONEY or is it something else. If MONEY is the case, other dispatch centers could soon be facing the same fate.
This is certainly something to follow up on and to look into. Because if it is only money, as was said earlier; "Who is next" ?