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Council committee backs $1.8M supplemental to relocate Dickerson radio tower; total project cost now $3.8M
Summary
The joint committees recommended to the full council a resolution and FY25 capital‑budget amendment that would add $1,800,000 in GO bonds to move the Dickerson public‑safety radio tower off private smokestack property to county land off Ash Road; the project’s total cost is now estimated at $3,800,000 and the private owner has asked the county to
The Montgomery County joint committees recommended to the full council, without objection, a resolution and a supplemental appropriation that would add $1,800,000 in general obligation bonds to the FY2025 capital budget to relocate the Dickerson public‑safety radio tower.
County staff said the tower is currently sited on private property atop a smokestack and that the private owner has asked the county to remove the tower. The county’s lease on the private property has expired and the county has been operating month‑to‑month. Staff told the committee the county has identified…
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