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Allen County Commissioners authorize Starlink for sewer stations, approve sheriff appropriations and raise procurement card limit
Summary
Commissioners authorized replacing copper phone lines at county sewer stations with Starlink satellite units (one-time hardware ~$10,229; annual service ~$771.21) as a cost-saving measure, approved several appropriations for the sheriff and court evaluations, and raised a maintenance procurement card limit from $1,000 to $2,000.
The Allen County Commissioners voted April 21 to authorize county staff to purchase Starlink satellite units to replace copper phone lines at sewer stations, approving an up-front hardware cost listed at $10,229.39 and an anticipated annual service cost of $771.21 after the first year.
A commissioner presented the telecom proposal, saying existing copper phone lines from AT&T and Frontier cost about $750 per month per line — roughly $4,500 a month…
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