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Custer County sheriff seeks $1.7 million in congressional funds for AEDs, connectivity and wildfire equipment
Summary
The Custer County Sheriff's Office told commissioners it is seeking a $1.7 million congressional-directed appropriation for countywide automated external defibrillators, Starlink connectivity, water storage tanks, wildland fire trucks and other public-safety projects; some items require ongoing local funding and awards are uncertain.
The Custer County Sheriff's Office told the Board of Commissioners on March 18 that it is pursuing multiple grants, including a congressional-directed funding request totaling $1,700,000 to cover several public-safety projects.
A sheriff's office representative summarized the $1.7 million ask as a package with multiple subprojects: standardized automated external defibrillators in county vehicles and buildings; Starlink satellite connectivity and equipment (a three-year contract intended to improve communications in coverage gaps); six 40,000-gallon water storage tanks to reduce refilling time for wildfire response; requests for type-3 wildland interface engines for the Wet Mountain Fire Protection…
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