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County weighs $1.1M battery storage and generator tradeoffs as facilities team updates bond priorities
Summary
Facilities and IT staff told the committee recurrent false alarms at public buildings and data‑centre cooling gaps prompted a proposed update to the capital improvement priority list; county staff will prepare ROI and lifecycle estimates for a proposed $1.1 million battery‑backup system and compare generator options before seeking board approval.
Facilities Director Chad Powers asked the Ways & Means Committee to approve an updated capital improvement priority list and described urgent work items, including upgrades to obsolete fire‑alarm components in the jail after recent false alarms.
Powers flagged a proposed $1.1 million battery‑backup system for the courthouse solar array and said campus generator…
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