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Council approves $2.6 million for CCP communications upgrades to protect county radio links
Summary
Allen County Council approved up to $2.6 million to address a microwave line-of-sight problem affecting public-safety radio communications; plan includes leasing a tower on Maples Road and coordination through the Joint Permit Oversight Board.
The Allen County Council on April 9 approved an appropriation of up to $2.6 million from the LIT Public Safety fund to support communications work by the County Communications and Public Safety (CCP) consortium, including leasing a tower to re-route microwave paths disrupted by the Smith Road landfill.
Why it matters: The county’s public-safety radio system supports sheriff, police, fire and EMS dispatch. A compromised microwave path into the Rousseau Center dispatch tower could degrade coverage, particularly on the county’s southeast side.
Robert Born, president of the Allen County Chiefs Association, urged the council to support the appropriation, saying the funds would help “strengthen our radio communication system” and…
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