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Board tables decision on joint public-safety radio system; consultant seeks site at Nottoway Elementary for tower
Summary
Consultants and city/county partners presented a proposed 800 MHz, five-channel public safety radio system that would include school radios and GPS-enabled units. The board voted to table action and asked the county to meet with the board on ownership, access and site details before deciding.
The school board heard a detailed presentation on a proposed joint public-safety radio system shared by Southampton County and the City of Franklin, including a recommendation to place a 250-foot tower on property near Nottoway Elementary School to meet coverage and microwave connectivity requirements.
Cheryl Jiggots of CTA Consultants presented the system design and benefits for schools and public safety. "This system is gonna give us 95% coverage countywide," she said, describing a five-channel 800-megahertz design with redundant sites and microwave links. Jiggots said the school system's planned equipment — 55 mobile radios, 18 portables and seven school control stations — represents "an county investment of…
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