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. 

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