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Vigo County Council approves $1.8875 million for countywide radio upgrade after extended debate
Summary
After hours of public testimony from firefighters, police and technical experts and extended council questioning about procurement, funding and technical safeguards, the Vigo County Council amended and approved a $1,887,500 appropriation to add three radio tower sites and equipment to expand coverage and capacity on the statewide Motorola public-safety network.
The Vigo County Council voted unanimously to approve a $1,887,500 appropriation to expand the county’s public-safety radio network, approving a five-site, Motorola-based upgrade the county’s 9-1-1 advisory committee recommended.
The measure, amended downward from an advertised ceiling, funds three additional tower sites and related equipment and will be paid from local public-safety revenue streams. Council members pressed presenters and Motorola representatives for details about procurement, warranties and long-term maintenance costs before the vote.
Why it mattered: County public-safety leaders told the council the current two-site system has long left gaps in radio coverage and suffers capacity strain during major incidents. “This upgrade will eliminate the coverage gaps that first responders have battled for decades,” a fire-union representative said in public…
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