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County briefing: turnout gear purchase, vehicle and construction contracts, easement and a study proposed on unmuffled engine brakes
Summary
At the Dec. 1 Forsyth County briefing commissioners reviewed a $369,491.74 EMS turnout gear purchase, a $107,956 appropriation of surplus vehicle proceeds, a $1.1M construction award for Piedmont Propulsion, proposed Duke Energy easement for EV chargers, and agreed to study posting and enforcement for unmuffled engine compression brakes on Highway 158.
Forsyth County commissioners reviewed several administrative and procurement items at a Dec. 1 briefing and agreed to study a citizen request on truck-noise mitigation.
Procurement and budget items highlighted at the briefing included:
- Emergency Medical Services requested a purchase of 125 sets of turnout gear from MES Life Safety LLC for $369,491.74 to replace equipment past its 10-year service life and to outfit incoming hires. EMS Chief Andrew Davis said most gear outside of 58 ARPA-funded sets was manufactured in 2008–09 and many sets were due for replacement.
- Budget staff corrected a line…
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