Chicopee Awarded State Grant to Strengthen Public Safety Communications Network

Chicopee awarded state grant to strengthen public safety communications network

The City of Chicopee has been awarded a $226,480 Community Compact Information Technology Grant from the state to improve the reliability and resiliency of its municipal fiber network.

Chicopee to strengthen fiber network for emergency services with grant from state

CHICOPEE — Chicopee will continue to build out its fiber connectivity for emergency service workers with a grant it received from the Healey-Driscoll administration, a statement from the city revealed Wednesday. The city received close to $230,000 through the Community Compact IT grant to help dispatch systems work more efficiently to support internal operations as well as public-facing services provided by police and fire departments, the state…