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Sarasota News Leader April 12, 2013 Page 13 She added she also had reservations — in equipment in the future. Moreover, he pointed spite of reassurances from county financial to the county's ability to work with Manatee staff — that the new infrastructure could be County officials on the new equipment and paid for through bond infrastructure, with revenue. the potential for cost We're aware of some of the issues savings. Commissioner Joe with P25 deployments around the country, Barbetta made the moCommissioner Charles but that's largely anecdotal information. tion to move forward Hines agreed Robwith what is called a inson had valid conBill Hutchison Former Public Safety Director "P25 system," saying cerns, but he also was Manatee County the alternative — upswayed by the advangrading the existing tages of working with equipment for use through 2017 — would lock Manatee County and the disadvantage of the the county into a sole-source vendor for new single vendor matter. County Commissioner Christine Robinson. Photo by Rachel Hackney