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Fort Smith tables River Valley Communications Center vote, calls special meeting to resolve costs
Summary
The Fort Smith board delayed action on a proposed consolidated 9‑1‑1 dispatch center and related equipment after staff said incentives could be lost if the board waited, but directors said they needed clearer multi‑year cost estimates before committing to a potentially large general‑fund obligation.
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Nov. 4 voted to table a consent‑agenda item authorizing equipment, infrastructure and construction for the River Valley Communications Center (RVCC), the planned consolidation of Fort Smith and Sebastian County 9‑1‑1 services.
The RVCC package included a Motorola communications purchase and related radio infrastructure and a construction program to create a hardened dispatch facility. Administration said the city paid $575,000 for the site and that a construction cost estimate for the…
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