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Emergency management seeks funding and study to decide whether to sustain town radio system or migrate to state network
Summary
Emergency management told the Board of Selectmen the town faces a decision after Motorola proposed a steep price increase to sustain the locally owned radio system. Officials recommended budgeting at the higher sustainment level while pursuing a study of costs to migrate to the state 800MHz system and seeking legal counsel on contract breakage terms.
Emergency management officials described exercises, CERT expansion and a newly commissioned emergency operations center and asked the board to budget for radio-system sustainment while they evaluate longer-term options.
The Emergency Management Director said the town’s five-year maintenance contract is ending mid-2026 and that Motorola initially proposed a 31% contract increase. Officials described three basic options: (1)…
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