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Council tables proposed city text‑messaging service amid questions on costs and message limits
Summary
Councilors postponed a vote on a proposed annual $1,800 text-messaging service (vendor referenced as "Municipal 1") after questions about how the vendor counts messages, a 25,000-message limit and potential overage charges if many residents enroll.
The Benton City Council tabled consideration of a proposed text-messaging service after council members raised questions about message-accounting, recipient counts and potential overage charges.
The resolution (recorded as Resolution 2026‑03) described an agreement with a vendor referenced in the packet as "Municipal 1" to provide citywide text…
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