new wcso radio system boondoggle.

[Bob Wells]

Reeeeeaaaallllllly, whew

 

[Misty]

From WZEP Today

Capt. Joe Preston with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office came to request $3.1 million for the SLRS radio system. This is the third phase and he told commissioners he hopes this is the last money request. The commissioners also approved buying 60 radios for the fire departments. These will add to the 83 radios they already have. Another $300,000 will go to a company putting in the dispatch consuls.

 

[Diamond Dave]

From WZEP Today

Who is the company putting in the dispatch consuls? Any connections to locals?

 

[Bob Wells]

Williams Communications I think is the vendor.

 

[Gwen Break]

SWFD went to this 800 system some years back. Niceville likewise spent a ton of money and installed it about the same time and then last year dumped it saying it was unreliable. There just aren't enough towers in this area to make it a good system.

 

[idlewind]

SWFD went to this 800 system some years back. Niceville likewise spent a ton of money and installed it about the same time and then last year dumped it saying it was unreliable. There just aren't enough towers in this area to make it a good system.

The question is why did we sink millions into this system when others around us have found it unreliable? The Okaloosa Sheriff pulled out when he took office due to these concerns. Why has Walton been so stubborn about proceeding with an unreliable system?

 

[happydays32]

idlewind your not just whistling "dixie". the county commission has agreed to sink in 3 point 7 million more greenbacks into an unreliable system that our firefighters say doesn't work in places like here, darlington. the northwest daily news says the total amount adds to 5 and half million. i wish the county commission gave us the opportunity to vote on this one. by the way all those home scanners that many of you senior citizens like to listen to won't be worth a plug nickel! slers will not allow you to here transmissions on your scanner. aN Eexpenditure that's such a waste of our hard earned taxpayer money

 

[TheZohan]

Cops ditch new radios system in Las Vegas

http://www.ktnv.com/176350111.html?hpt=us_bn10

 

[j p nettles]

Good old boys wasting money on something that isn't needed? Certainly our elected officials wouldn't do that.