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Van Zandt County budgets ARPA interest for radio upgrades and consultant as L3Harris testing falls short
Summary
Commissioners approved using ARPA interest funds to pay KCOM for antenna work and to budget $50,000 for continued consulting by Tri Communications after L3Harris failed to meet required county coverage during acceptance testing.
Van Zandt County commissioners on the meeting agenda authorized two ARPA‑interest expenditures to advance a stalled countywide radio upgrade after testing by the system contractor, L3Harris, did not meet the county's coverage requirements.
The court approved $14,185.96 to KCOM to install antenna mounts, relocate wiring and consolidate radio equipment at the sheriff's office, and agreed to budget $50,000 from ARPA interest for ongoing consulting by Barry Black of Tri Communications through February 2026. Speaker 8, the meeting's presiding official, said the work will prepare the sheriff's communications room to host properly grounded antenna mounts and to centralize equipment currently scattered across multiple locations.
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