Arsenal plan a future boon

Equipment stays in state after emergency program closes by Mike Linn | January 4, 2010 at 4:35 a.m.

Communication specialist Chris Braithwaite sits at his console at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, which will get to keep communications equipment purchased by the federal Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program when it shuts down in Arkansas by the end of 2010. - Photo by Rick McFarland

Arkansas and 10 counties near the Pine Bluff Arsenal will get to keep more than $93 million worth of equipment, vehicles and other property purchased by the federal government to safeguard the region in case of an arsenal disaster.

Photo by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
CSEPP expenditures 2005-09

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towerdog
January 4, 2010 at 7:06 a.m.

Like everything else in the state communciatons network, as soon as it is turned over to state control it'll quit working due to a lack of maintenance. And as usual, there will be lots of fingerpointing and gnashing of teeth. After it is determined that the maintenance will be too expensive, it will be warehoused a while then make its way to state surplus where it will be sold for pennies on the dollar.

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LakeNorrell516
January 4, 2010 at 9:53 a.m.

Mike could have done a better job with this article. While we spent nearly 20 minutes on the phone he could only provide one quote which not only made me appear "un-educated" but certainly didn’t do him any justice with regard to his level of professionalism as a writer. Needless to say I have expressed my displeasure to our PIO.

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