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Neosho County commissioners weigh Mesonet weather station site; county cost limited to maintenance
Summary
Commissioners discussed pursuing a Mesonet weather station paid by the Southeast Homeland Security Council; council covers the $20,000 station cost and two years maintenance, with the county responsible for roughly $2,000 after that, and commissioners asked staff to pursue possible locations.
Neosho County commissioners discussed pursuing a Kansas Mesonet weather station for the county, with the Southeast Homeland Security Council covering the station hardware and two years of maintenance.
The commissioners heard that the council would "pay[] for the full cost of the $20,000 for the actual, weather station itself and then 2 years of maintenance," and that afterward the county might face a recurring maintenance cost of about $2,000, depending on sustainment arrangements. The presenter said the station records soil temperature and moisture, wind, solar radiation, barometric pressure, a camera and several…
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