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Lehigh County executive says county will help with radio upgrade costs, juvenile facility planning and local projects
Summary
Lehigh County Executive Phil Armstrong updated Emmaus council on county-level efforts including radio purchases for emergency services, a three-county juvenile treatment facility planning effort, and possible funding for the Emmaus Fire Company training facility.
Lehigh County Executive Phil Armstrong briefed Emmaus Borough Council on county initiatives and said the county is working to support municipal needs on public safety equipment and regional services.
Armstrong told council members he and county staff are negotiating bulk purchases of emergency radios for municipalities, exploring payment plans to ease local costs and pursuing state or federal grant possibilities. He said the county will try to structure payment plans municipalities can live with but stopped short of promising…
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