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NEW ULM Brown County commissioners unanimously approved authorizing the county to act as the fiscal agent to take advantage of bulk radio purchase savings Tuesday.
Action came on commissioner Dave Borchert’s motion, seconded by Jeff Veerkamp.
Many county departments are considering either upgrading their ARMER 800 MHz radios or buying them for the first time. The current Motorola XTS radios in use are no longer manufactured and are unsupported.
The next generation Motorola APX radios are the replacement model and will contain the Data Encryption Standard (DES) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
Motorola offers a $150 discount on each APX6000/6500 radio and 5% off on bulk purchases. APX6000 portable radios cost about $4,200 each; about $6,500 each for APX6500 mobile radios.
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Staff photo by Fritz Busch
Brown County commissioners will consider a memorandum of agreement for Bridge 2110 on Highway 8 over the Minnesota River Tuesday. After review of alternatives with a number of agencies, the Minnesota Department of Transportation Cultural Resource Unit agreed it was necessary to remove Brown Countyâs last truss bridge and make it available for alternative use. Meanwhile, the bridge remains open to up to 5 ton traffic.
NEW ULM Brown County commissioners will meet May 4 and consider authorizing the county to act as the fiscal agent to take advantage of bulk radio purchase savings.
Many county departments are considering either upgrading their ARMER 800 MHz radios or buying them for the first time. The current Motorola XTS radios are no longer manufactured and are unsupported.