Jersey City recently unveiled a $20 million state-of-the-art public safety communications center that will undoubtedly benefit the city’s 240,000 residents. A city media release described the facility as the “first major communications center on the east coast that was constructed using ‘green’ building standards.”

Some 243,000 homes in Jersey City were spared the environmental impact of this project as construction not only utilized recyclable materials, but also planted a roof to slow runoff that clogs sewers. The Public Safety Communications Center (PSCC) houses $5 million worth of communications dispatch technology.

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