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Bedford County commissioners press for firm update after multiyear delay on emergency radio system
Summary
Commissioners at a Bedford County Public Safety Committee meeting pushed for a firm timeline and clearer responsibility from county leadership and vendors after repeated problems and delays with a countywide radio system purchased with ARP funds.
Commissioner Matt said Bedford County needs a firm update on the countywide radio system purchased with American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds, saying the county "deserves better" after what he described as a multiyear rollout with gaps in service.
The discussion, held during the Bedford County Public Safety Committee meeting, centered on repeated operational problems with the TACN communications radio system under development with Motorola and on-site upgrades such as work at Hawthorne Hill. Commissioner Matt said the county received about $5,200,000 in ARP funds for the radios, called for someone to "pick up the ball and either call Motorola," and warned, "If something were to happen, with anybody or anybody's life based on this radio…
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