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Sierra Vista council accepts $311,574 DPS grant to expand license-plate readers, add a K-9 and two unmarked pickups
Summary
The Sierra Vista City Council on Jan. 8 approved acceptance of $311,574.35 in Arizona Department of Public Safety funding to expand license-plate-reader monitoring, purchase a replacement K-9 and handler training, and buy two unmarked pickup trucks and equipment for a community response team.
Sierra Vista — The City Council voted Jan. 8 to accept $311,574.35 in grant funding from the Arizona Department of Public Safety to expand the police department’s license-plate-reader (LPR) program, add a third police canine, and buy two unmarked pickup trucks and related equipment.
Police Chief (name not provided in the transcript) told the council the DPS award is the second year of local border-support funding the city has received and gave a line-item breakdown: $107,200 for Flock LPR monitoring (covering years two and three of the service), $19,899.75 to purchase and certify a replacement canine and handler, and $184,474.60 to buy two unmarked pickups and equipment for the community response team. “I’m requesting…
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