Rep. Cutler amendment funds Hanson police radios

During our state budget debate I drafted and filed an amendment to provide an additional $25,000 for the Hanson Police & Fire Departments to purchase new mobile communications gear. My amendment was adopted and, with support from Sen. Brady in the Senate, made its way to the governor’s desk and was eventually signed into law. With the funds the town was able to purchase these Motorola APX portable radios for use by Hanson Police, as well as multiban mobile radios for Hanson Fire and Highway Departments to allow interoperability among the three agencies. The radios are now in and in use. This comes in handy on days like yesterday when we have major roadwork going on at the same time as multiple emergency calls. Thank you to my colleagues for supporting this amendment. Grateful to see the local results of our work on Beacon Hill!