During the May 18, 2026 meeting, the Prince’s Lakes Town Council approved spending up to $10,000 to resolve police department firewall failures and upgrade storage and camera systems after a 15-year-old firewall crashed and the system lacked sufficient memory for 30‑day camera retention. The bid presented covered increased storage for license plate reader cameras, replacement of the failed firewall, upgrades to a 64GB system, an enlarged MVR system, a 24‑port Ubiquiti switch, Ubiquiti access points, and an $1,800 interview room camera, with the initial total cost cited at $5,970 and a higher ceiling approved for contingencies. SCI Fiber is simultaneously preparing a separate bid for three cameras at the ballpark, plus potential additional cameras facing basketball goals, indicating planned expansion of the town’s camera network beyond the police facility.While the immediate upgrade has effectively been awarded (vendor name not fully specified beyond "Randy from Epic Computer" as the diagnosing party), the broader move toward more cameras and storage creates follow-on opportunities in video management, networking, cybersecurity, maintenance, and integration across town facilities.

Epic Computer diagnosed the firewall and storage limitations; SCI Fiber is bidding on additional cameras for the ballpark; the authorization covers police IT infrastructure, with potential expansion to parks and ball fields.