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Merrimack County sheriff seeks delegation permission to use dispatch emergency fund for coverage upgrades
Summary
Sheriff David Croft told commissioners he will ask the delegation in March to withdraw from a long‑standing ‘dispatch emergency fund’—estimated at about $300,000–$340,000—to pay for a Northfield antenna (roughly $40,000–$60,000) and replacement dispatch consoles (about $125,000–$150,000); the board authorized further exploration and asked staff to return with firm numbers.
Sheriff David Croft told the Merrimack County Board of Commissioners that he will ask the county delegation in March to approve withdrawals from a longstanding “dispatch emergency fund” to address radio coverage gaps and failing equipment.
Croft said the fund dates to the 1990s and accrues interest; he estimated the balance at "somewhere around 300 to 340,000 give or take" and said the county needs to confirm exact accounting. Croft said the immediate needs are twofold:…
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