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County radio upgrade nearing late‑summer completion; $469,625 surplus reported

Washington County Public Safety Committee · March 19, 2026
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Captain Tim Kemp said countywide paging is cut over, reprogramming and testing continue with final testing expected by July and late‑summer completion feasible; the project shows about $469,625 in projected surplus after penalties and asset sales, and $650,000 contingency is being held.

Captain Tim Kemp, speaking for the Sheriff's Office radio committee, told the Public Safety Committee the county's radio upgrade has moved core paging onto the new system but reprogramming and capacity work continue. A weather‑related microwave outage affected Hartford for under 24 hours and crews repaired the issue; the system currently runs three channels…

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