In separate actions, the Crescent Fire Protection District and the City purchased 50 state-of-the art Kenwood two-way radios and 14 thermal imagers. The cost of the radios and imagers will be split 50/50 between the CFPD and the City. The cost to each governance is approximately $45,500.CFPD Chief Kevin Carey broke down the costs of $37,500 for the radios and $7,500 for the thermal imagers. The pricing was set to rise 10%;on Feb. 1. The order to purchase was placed January 31, before Noon.The City approved its share of the radios and imagers Tuesday evening in a Special Meeting of the Measure S Oversight Committee at the Waste Water Treatment conference room. The CFPD approved its allocation, last Friday.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');All costs include programming the radios, required cables, chargers, batteries and all related accessories.Chief Carey anticipates coming in under budget with last moment quotes from Kenwood.The Measure S Oversight Commiittee also gave direction to the City allocating $600,000,per year for roads repairs. The City anticipates approximately $2.25 million in added revenue as a result of the 13 percent increase voters approved, in retaining the 8.25 sales tax. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });