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County OKs funding for response tablets and updates on downtown EDA and water-tank projects
Summary
The board heard proposals to buy response tablets for fire units, got progress updates on a $6.8M downtown EDA project and FEMA-funded water tanks, and was alerted to an emergency Mid Pines well repair.
At the Feb. 11 meeting the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors received multiple public-safety and infrastructure updates, including authorization requests for emergency-response tablets and timelines for major capital projects.
Chief Chris Bernard described CA 7, a Secure Rural Schools allocation that staff said includes an $80,234 allocation, and asked the board to authorize funding for tablets and associated accessories for county apparatus. "What we wanna do with this is we're gonna purchase tablets for our equipment in the county of Mariposa," Bernard said, explaining the devices would be mounted in vehicles, tied to mapping and eventually integrated with Cal Fire's CAD system to show live resource locations and hazards. Bernard and the chair discussed an estimated equipment cost "just under 35,000." The board heard this purchase will improve on-scene navigation, hazard information and mutual-aid coordination.
Public Works Director Shana Henson reported the downtown EDA project (about $6.8 million) is nearing completion with signage and lighting still pending and a March target to finish remaining punch-list items. She also updated the board on a roughly $3 million FEMA water-tank grant that has produced storage tanks at Woodland, Greeley Hill and Hornitos; staff said they hope to have the systems online by fire season though one well (Woodland) is underperforming and alternative options are being evaluated.
Henson warned the board that Mid Pines Fire Station is under a boil-water notice because a local well is compromised; she said an emergency item to fund repairs will be brought back to the board in the coming weeks.
Supervisors praised recent installations and contractors; Supervisor Poe singled out the Greeley Hill tank as "phenomenal" and asked staff to pass thanks to the local contractor. The updates include planned public information and traffic-control notices around upcoming bridge and bridge-related road closures.
