City’s quest for radios suffers a setback
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By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor
A new discovery has put a sudden halt on the city purchasing radios for its street department.
For the past several weeks, the city has been working towards purchasing a $30,000 radio communication system for its street department. Other than cell phones, the street and garbage trucks have no way to communicate with one another.
The city was about to purchase radios and handheld devices for about 18 trucks with Communication Specialists. But there was one problem.
The Vicksburg company’s equipment was not on state term contract.
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Dear Editor:
In the 6 April 2013 edition of The Yazoo Herald you published a letter from Cynthia Fuller, "Thanks to (Van) Foster for helping get bridge replaced."
After reading this lettter, I had the impression that the bridge was completed and traffic was moving along normally.
Wrong! Last Sunday I was on my way to homecoming at Providence Baptist Church. I turned north onto old 49 and saw the signs that the bridge was out. I assumed that they hadn't gotten around to removing the signs. I expected to cross Thompson Creek on the new bridge. When I approached the creek the road was barricaded and construction equipment was down in the creek.
Perhaps The Herald can keep us updated as to the progress being made on the new bridge.
Nan Harvey
Jackson, MS
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