Butler County selects Venue Wireless for $71,309 Wi‑Fi infrastructure upgrade

Sep 30, 2025

The county approved a $71,309.25 contract with Venue Wireless for a campus Arista‑based wireless LAN replacement, including five years of service and subscriptions; the commission authorized the chair to sign documents and fund the project from general reserves.

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Lou Harter, Butler County IT director, told commissioners the county issued an RFP to replace aging wireless LAN infrastructure that had reached end of support and failed to meet modern security and performance standards. Four vendors responded; staff eliminated two proposals on security and integration concerns and recommended Venue Wireless, which proposed an Arista‑based solution.

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