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Council debates pictometry contract, considers drone alternative
Summary
Pulaski County council members questioned a six‑year pictometry contract that returned at a higher price than budgeted and discussed removing optional modules or using drone imagery instead; no final procurement decision was made.
Council members discussed a proposed pictometry (aerial imagery/oblique orthophoto) contract that returned as a six‑year contract and at a higher price than officers expected.
Speakers said the county had budgeted $57,000 for next year (with some conversation that an earlier larger estimate had been $150,000 for a multi‑year period). Council members identified one optional ChangeFinder module at about $7,600 that could be removed to lower cost. Several members expressed concern that a multi‑year contract would require recurring flights (every two years or more frequently) to realize a return on investment; one member suggested using a drone to collect imagery for limited needs and upload photos to the county GIS as a lower-cost alternative.
Council asked staff to return with clearer options, budget impacts and any contract flexibility before making a final commitment.
