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Township to crack down on 911 misuse BY DEAN VAGLIA
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The Navy recently invested $15.4 million into the college’s Michigan Technical Education Center, located at Martin Road and Van Dyke Avenue, for a state-of-the-art training center to offer an accelerated Michigan Maritime Manufacturing (M3) training program.
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — In response to the alleged misuse of 911 calls, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to establish a cost recovery ordinance for nonemergency responses on March 26. “Nonemergencies disguised as a true emergency are a strain on our public safety agencies, diverting our resources from those in urgent need,” said Adam Munro, deputy chief of the Macomb Township Fire Department. “By implementing the cost recovery ordinance, the township can hold offenders accountable by imposing fees to cover the expenses incurred by emergency response units. This not only discourages misuse but also alleviates the financial burden on taxpayers. Furthermore, it promotes responsibility in use of the 911 system, enhancing public safety and maintaining the efficiency of emergency services.” Approved unanimously with a board of five (Township Clerk Kristi Pozzi and Trustee Peter Lucido III were absent), the ordinance is directed at senior care facilities that have been calling 911 under the guise of emergencies to have first responders carry out certain tasks instead of facility staff. “This was narrowly drafted, really, to address the for-profit businesses who are using our 911 services — Fire Department, specifically — as an extension of their staff,” Macomb Township Supervisor Frank Viviano said. “That’s an inappropriate use, tying up our manpower, our trained people and our equipment for something that they should staff appropriately for. We do not want anyone to ever hesitate from calling 911 if they ever have an emergency. We do, however, want these facilities to have the proper personnel on staff to do what they’re being paid to do.” The ordinance gives the Fire Department and township’s fi-
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M3 students graduate with certificates GOV. GRETCHEN WHITMER ATTENDS CEREMONY FOR PROGRAM’S FIRST GROUP BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
WARREN — With plans for the U.S. Navy to expand its fleet of submarines to further support national security, the Navy has called on Macomb Community College to help achieve that goal.
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ABOVE: The group of graduates pose for photos with Macomb President James O. Sawyer IV, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, and U.S. Navy representative Miranda Shurer. LEFT: Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, center, takes a moment with Dvantrae Mannie, left, and his mother O’Deasia Williams, who both graduated from the Michigan Maritime Manufacturing program. Williams entered the program after changing careers from semi-truck driving. She then convinced her son to complete the program with her.