Hopewell Rebanding Soon, new radio system by 2015/2016

In part from the Hopewell Police 2012 Annual Report (Published April 2013)... Info from Page 7.

Citywide Communication System Project
o Purchase “safety net” communications equipment – 3 MIP consolettes – in case of existing system
failure.
o Complete FCC mandated radio rebanding project.
o Maintaining working relationship with the Capital Region Radio Group via Chesterfield County
radio Shop.
o Continue to work with Altaris and Chesterfield Co. Radio Shop, and all City stakeholders to plan
and prepare for the next generation Radio system in 2015/16.

http://www.hopewellva.gov/files/2012 Annual Report - FULL.pdf

From the wording of this I wouldn't doubt the Capital Regional Radio System (Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights) would be on a new radio system at that time with Hopewell joining them.

In case anyone wants to read what it says in the annual report Hopewell redesigned their website so the link that I provided no longer works. The working link is now
http://www.hopewellva.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2012-Police-Annual-Report.pdf

Now in part from the Hopewell Police Department 2013 Annual Report

Citywide Communication System Project
o Purchased “safety net” communications equipment: 3 radio system consolettes in
case of existing system failure
o Continue to work with all Radio and City stakeholders to plan and prepare for the
next generation Radio system in 2015/16


No mention of rebanding in the 2013 report but I am willing to bet it will happen this year as I have seen with several other systems.

Info from page 5 (7th overall page)...

http://www.hopewellva.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2013-HPD-Annual-Report-Web.pdf