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TACOMA, WA — A plan nearly a decade in the making has come to fruition with the grand opening of South Sound 911’s new Public Safety Communications Center.
Technically, the center has been up and running since July, but it wasn’t until this Monday that South Sound 911 had an opportunity to christen the building with a ribbon cutting ceremony, featuring the South Sound’s Board of Directors, Executive Director Deborah Grady and Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards.
Back in 2012 voters approved a plan to consolidate five local 911 call centers into South Sound 911. With Monday’s ribbon cutting and flag raising ceremony, South Sound 911 says they’ve fulfilled its promise to those voters to provide a more efficient, safer network for Pierce County first responders…
