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Commissioners press mayor for firm timeline on $5.2M ARP-funded radio project after field complaints
Summary
Commissioners sought a firmer update on the county’s Motorola TACN radio system — funded by an ARP grant — after reports of coverage gaps and operational problems; county leadership said site upgrades and supply-chain delays have slowed rollout.
Commissioners pressed County Mayor Robert Daniel and Emergency Management Director (EMA) Director Kitchens for a firmer timeline on a long-delayed county radio replacement project after constituents and first responders reported coverage and reliability problems.
The project — funded in part with an American Rescue Plan grant the transcript cites at roughly $5,200,000 and previously approved by resolution 22-22 on May 10, 2022 — centers on installing a TACN communications system and new radios for public-safety agencies.…
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