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TALLMADGE — Cooperation among Summit County and several of its communities on a new regional dispatch center will improve emergency response times and safety, local leaders said Thursday morning as they gathered to formalize the new pact.
“We are stronger when we are working hand in hand with our local communities,” Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro told leaders of Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Stow and Tallmadge during a ceremony at the former Weaver Workshop on Howe Road.
Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Stow and Tallmadge are joining with Summit County to operate an $11.2 million regional dispatch center at the former Weaver building. Those communities have formed Council of Governments (COG) that will serve as the facility’s governing board…
