R.I. looks at pooling town resources

EMERGENCY DISPATCH SERVICES are one budget item Rhode Island towns could share to save money. / COURTESY CRANSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY DISPATCH SERVICES are one budget item Rhode Island towns could share to save money. / COURTESY CRANSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island commissions are looking for ways the state’s municipalities could save money by pooling resources, Boston.com reported.
One panel is looking at whether cities and towns could merge emergency dispatch services while the other considers combining municipal tax collection operations. The goal of both moves would be saving money in municipal budgets.
The groups, made up of residents, local officials and business owners, first met last week. They are expected to report back to state lawmakers with their findings.

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  1. Oh well there’s a novel idea. You mean 41 towns and municipalities is too many for the smallest state in the country? That’s 41 Fire Chiefs, 41 Police Chiefs, 41 School Superintendents, 41 Mayors, etc etc. This should have been done long ago…