A final report on Phase II of New Milford’s Emergency Communication System construction showed the project coming in some $97,000 below budget with 100 percent coverage in the town.
The construction project, bonded for $3.57 million encompassed six sites throughout the town: police department headquarters; Geiger Road; Chapin Road; Gaylordsville Fire Department; Boardman Road (at the O&G site); and New Milford High School.
“From a Police Department standpoint the change is phenomenal,” said Lt. William Scribner, vice chairman of the Emergency Communications Construction Committee.
“When I came to the department 27 years ago, 12 percent of the town was covered. Now we’re at 100 percent. No matter where I go in New Milford police, fire and Public Works all have the same coverage.”