from the annual town report of Phillipston, including information on their FY25 budget:

Public Safety

Public Safety continues to make up a large portion of the Town’s expenditures. FY2024 brought a change

to our Police Department as the position of Detective Sergeant became fiscally realized. The Department now has a full-time Chief, two full-time officers, one permanent part-time officer, and per diem officers.

The Board of Selectmen voted to end our long-term regional dispatch relationship with the Town of Templeton and seek services with another provider. That decision proved to create a new intermunicipal agreement for dispatch services with Templeton, saving Phillipston considerable funds each year as under

the new agreement a flat rate of $50,000 per year will be charged through FY2026. We look forward to our continued regional partnership with Templeton and thank them for their service to our Town.

Previous agreement was for 70 thousand dollars per year. Glad to see Templeton selectmen worked to save Phillipston residents money, nice job on part of Phillipston selectmen to get that done for their residents.

Also in that new agreement, Templeton sends at least 5 thousand dollars from the e911 grant to Phillipston. Templeton has less grant funds to help maintain dispatch center. That was a great deal, but not for Templeton residents.