What's left of The KANSAS CITY STAR reports that the city is about ready to spend $35- (maybe $40) million on another new radio system.
The City spent about that much 15 years ago on the existing 800mhz "trunked" system- which replaced a VHF radio system that was usable for more than 30 years.
The STAR reports- but does NOT investigate- this facet of a "new" radio system:
"...Kansas City’s public safety crews could now be able to communicate in an emergency with those in Independence and Johnson County."
For The STAR's and the general public's information- Kansas City emergency crews HAVE ALWAYS been able to communicate with and to outside fire or police agencies on designated "mutual-aid" radio channels- fire had 154.280 and police had 155.475.
These existing modes of outside communication were "patched" into the existing 800-trunked radio system and work just fine to this day.
Could $35-million be better spent on repairing things like decrepit sewer lines that break and dump millions of gallons of RAW sewage into our creeks and rivers?
Probably- but that's logical and governments don't apply much logic to things...
(Previous posts on a new KC-MO radio system are found HERE- HERE and HERE.)
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