MACECOM lease for new location is approved

The Port of Shelton approved a lease with MACECOM at the Nov. 19 meeting, allowing the 911 center to almost double its operating space.

MACECOM's current location at the Shelton Civic center has about 1,300 square feet, Executive Director Joe Schmit said at the meeting.

The new building on West Rose Nye Way in the port's Peste Business Park will have 5,000 square feet.

The lease is for 25 years with a 25-year option.

"We've been squeezed for space, stretched thin. I think we were down to six dispatchers over the summer," Schmit said.

At the same time, MACECOM saw an increase in calls, he said,...