Committee outlines Title 3 purchases: side-scan sonar, ice adapters, replacement rifles

Sep 9, 2026

Using Title 3 funds tied to national forest lands, the committee plans to buy a side-scan sonar and ice-kit adapters for the patrol boat to aid recovery, and to replace patrol rifles nearing end-of-life. County staff and U.S. Forest Service contacts said these items fall under allowable law-enforcement or search-and-rescue equipment.

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County staff briefed the committee on Title 3 funding available for jurisdictions with national forest lands and proposed specific equipment purchases. The chief deputy said the plan includes buying side-scan sonar for the patrol boat and ice-kit adapters to use the sonar on winter ice for recovery operations.

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