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The soon-to-be obsolete dispatch system that Somerset County and three police departments use is being replaced, but at a cost of $650,000.

The county has relied on its current system, called IMC Suite, for the last 18 to 20 years, said Michael Smith, director for the Somerset Regional Communications Center and Somerset County Emergency Management Agency.

The system has come under new ownership several times in recent years, which has raised red flags, he said. The current owner, public safety software company CentralSquare, says it will maintain the old platform for the next two years, but new features and upgrades are not expected, he said…