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County CIO: Public safety radio tower design near completion after environmental reviews
Summary
Haywood County Chief Information Officer Joey Webb Jr. told commissioners the public safety radio tower project's environmental surveys are clear, final design is underway and road construction bids will follow; the tower should improve coverage for fire and EMS in Lake Logan, Bethel and North Canton.
Haywood County Chief Information Officer Joey Webb Jr. told the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 4 that environmental reviews for a planned public safety radio tower are complete, final engineering work is underway and the project is approaching construction.
Webb said geotechnical work returned without issues and surveys for endangered species — including the elktoe mussel and the small whorled pogonia flower — found no prohibiting occurrences on the upgraded logging-road access route. "Our environmental reviews have been finished," he said. "Designs have been approved by us and sent back for the final plan."
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