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Newly hired 911 director Bob Swick told his advisory board this week that Central Dispatch is close to filling all positions.

After years of struggling to find and keep staff members, two interviewed candidates have been sent for physicals, Swick said. Additional interviews are expected to fill the 11th and final dispatch position.

One of two shift managers positions was filled, effective Nov. 8. Debbie Spencer was a dispatcher and supervisor for 28 years in Kalamazoo until that county consolidated its dispatch centers amid controversy. Spencer was one of five finalists for the director’s position…