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County weighs East Grand Forks dispatch site, equipment and use of public-safety grants

Polk County meeting · November 5, 2024
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Summary

Commissioners discussed equipping an East Grand Forks dispatch room, potential staffing benefits and using part of a roughly $602,000 public-safety grant to offset levy pressure; staff flagged equipment and building costs and said only half the grant would be used to reduce the levy this cycle.

Discussion of public-safety funding focused on the East Grand Forks dispatch room, equipment needs and how an available grant might be applied.

Unidentified Speaker 3 described ongoing difficulties getting the East Grand Forks dispatch site fully operational and noted the need for backup generation and console equipment.…

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