South Sound 911’s new regional communications center is set to open its public counter July 20, bringing Pierce County and dispatchers a bigger, more effective space for operations.

The building spans 74,528 square feet and cost $59 million to construct. Construction began in September 2019 and is wrapping up with construction coordinators, electrical and data workers still on site as of Thursday. For Kris McNamar, community relations manager at South Sound 911, seeing a new, centralized building after 17 years of working for the agency is “overwhelming.” … READ MORE