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SOUTHBOROUGH – Southborough took the next step in exploring the possibility of regionalizing its public safety dispatch services Oct. 5.
During a Board of Selectmen meeting, the board talked about a study to be conducted by the Edward J. Collins Jr. Center for Public Management at UMass Boston.
The study, to be done over six months, will gather data on the feasibility of establishing or joining a regional emergency communications center. The possible collaborating towns are Hopkinton, Hudson, Grafton, Marlborough, Westborough and Southborough.
State 911 funds will be used to cover the study at no cost to the towns…