Grayson County is set to accept a $16,000 state grant for license plate reader cameras, even though the award itself warns that the state has stopped reimbursing that kind of equipment.
The grant, from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority's catalytic converter theft prevention program, is on the consent agenda for the Grayson County Commissioners Court at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20. Capt. Mark Kosemund of the Sheriff's Office is listed as presenting it.
What the award covers
The statement of grant award names the project the "Grayson County Motorola LPR Camera Project." It budgets $20,000, all of it for equipment: $16,000 from the state and a $4,000 cash match from the county, which works out to the state reimbursing 80% of costs. The grant runs from Sept. 1, 2026, through Aug. 31, 2027.
The authority approved the application on Oct. 9, according to the document, and County Judge Bruce Dawsey signed the acceptance on Oct. 12. The consent item asks the court to formally accept it.
The catch
Among the special conditions checked on the award is one titled "Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR)." It says the county "acknowledges and understands that reimbursement for expenditures related to ALPR technology is currently paused," that the pause may go on indefinitely, and that reimbursement "may or may not resume in the future."
The agenda packet does not say how the county plans to use the money if plate reader costs stay ineligible, or why the authority paused reimbursement.
