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Trappe to spend about $10,500 on upgraded camera system after alleged chlorine tampering
Summary
Following an incident described in the minutes as an outsider tampering with chlorine levels, the council approved Safehouse’s $10,495.94 proposal to upgrade the town’s camera system using ARPA funds; the motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Walter Chase said the town experienced a security incident involving an outsider tampering with chlorine levels in the water system and moved to use ARPA funds to install and upgrade cameras at town locations. Commissioner Jeremy Newnam seconded the motion and the council approved the Safehouse proposal totaling $10,495.94.
The minutes state the purchase was prompted by an "emergency security situation" tied to that tampering issue; the record does not include investigative details or identify suspects. Council members expressed that strengthened surveillance is necessary to protect critical infrastructure. Staff were directed to proceed with the Safehouse contract under ARPA funding.
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