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Commission approves sheriff equipment purchases and uses restricted funds to reduce jail debt pressure
Summary
The commission approved allocating county reserves to reduce short‑term jail/HVAC note obligations and approved Title III funds to buy dual‑band radios, a drone and radio support for volunteer fire departments.
The Carter County Board of Commissioners approved two spending measures on Wednesday that the sheriff’s office said are intended to reduce near‑term debt pressure and upgrade communications and field equipment used in emergency response.
Commissioners voted to allocate $200,000 from a litigation/reserve fund toward notes for jail construction and a detention‑center HVAC upgrade. County staff said the litigation‑sourced reserve held $422,660 and that the $200,000 allocation would reduce…
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