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County advances communications plan; orders repeater, seeks $50,000 appropriation for tower repairs
Summary
Decatur County agreed to buy a 700 MHz repeater and seek $50,000 in appropriations from a county 911 fund to cover radio upgrades and repairs to the Greensburg tower; procurement timing and advertising requirements mean repairs may not finish until the fall.
Decatur County commissioners authorized procurement steps May 19 to upgrade communications equipment and seek appropriation authority after county staff found sufficient balance in the county''s 491 (countywide 911) fund.
County emergency communications staff said a 700 megahertz repeater is available and that ordering it now would cost roughly $20,000 including licensing. The county''s 911 fund has leftover…
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