Council taps city’s ARPA funds for new police gear, computers

Shiner council members on Monday agreed to use some of the roughly $89,000 that remains of the American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funding to buy a few needed items for the local police department.  Shiner Police Chief Kevin Kelso went before the council Monday, Nov. 7, to review a few of those needs.  Foremost, Kelso said, he and his officers are in desperate need of some computers…