Platte County Commission approves Axon purchase, park grants and resurfacing contract; opens traffic-sign hearings

The Platte County Commission on April 21 approved a package of contracts, grants and bid awards including a five-year cooperative purchase agreement with Axon Enterprise for new Taser 10 devices, a set of parks outreach and partnership grants, survey and stormwater work, and a $1,415,399.90 award for the asphalt portion of the county's 2025 road resurfacing program.

The actions complete procurement and funding steps for multiple public-works and parks projects the county has planned for 2025 and implement recurring programs such as household hazardous waste collection and motor-grader maintenance. The commission also opened a statutorily required multi-step public-hearing process to update stop signs, speed limits and restricted-parking schedules and accepted a request from the Weston Special Road District to consider a local speed reduction on Spratt Road.

Most items on the consent and business calendar passed unanimously. Sheriff's Office staff told commissioners the Axon cooperative purchase (Omnia Partners contract 3544214615) will replace end-of-life Tasers and that negotiated pricing keeps the first-year cost within the sheriff's existing equipment budget. The county will spread the remaining cost across proposed future budgets; the five-year total cost presented was $371,938.80 and year one was listed as $74,387.76.

Parks and recreation staff described two pavement-related actions: a request for bids (Resolution 2025-RESD-035) for concrete and asphalt repairs at the county's north and south community centers and a continuation of the parks' outreach and partnership grant programs. The outreach grants (Order 2025-CO-045) fund 12 community projects this year, including a $40,000 contribution to the Parkville Veterans Memorial Committee; Skate 3 No Limits' planned skate-park work in Weston; lighting upgrades at Weatherby Lake…