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Motorola warns county of rising radio maintenance and replacement costs; commissioners ask staff for alternatives
Summary
Motorola representative and county staff discussed an estimated multi-year maintenance and equipment replacement need for the county—s public-safety radio network, with staff asking Motorola and the county—s communications director to return with options within 30 days.
Rob Richardson, an area sales manager for Motorola Solutions, told Columbia County commissioners that the county—s public-safety radio system will require significant capital investment over the coming decade if the county keeps the current network configuration. Richardson said the radio equipment installed with the county—s six towers in 2016— 2017 has components becoming obsolete and that a multi-year plan will be needed to replace repeaters and other base-station equipment. "At some point we're gonna need to replace the tires…we have to replace some of this equipment," Richardson said. County…
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