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Cumberland County approves application for state grant to buy body-worn cameras for sheriff and jail

6489233 · September 18, 2025
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Summary

County commissioners voted to authorize applying for a DCED Local Share Account Category 4 grant to cover the equipment portion of a $310,000 body-worn camera project for the sheriff’s office and county prison.

Cumberland County commissioners voted to authorize staff to apply for a Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Local Share Account (LSA) Category 4 grant to buy body‑worn cameras for the sheriff’s office and county prison.

The application seeks just over $132,000 to cover the equipment portion of a $310,000 project; the remainder of the project cost (software and video storage) is not eligible under the grant rules and is expected to be covered from other sources, including the county canteen fund. Commissioners moved and seconded the resolution to…

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