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Commissioners transfer $102,138 to fund emergency communications center wind retrofit

2134650 · January 21, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a $102,138 budget transfer from the county's energy conservation project to an Emergency Communications Center wind-retrofit project to strengthen the facility's roof and protect critical communications infrastructure.

The Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 26 approved a budget amendment transferring $102,138 from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Project (Project 1310) to Emergency Communications Center (ECC) Project PF1004 to allow a wind-retrofit of the ECC roof.

George Erickson, director of Public Works and Transportation, said the ECC — built in 2001 to then-current standards — was designed to withstand Category 1 hurricane-force winds but that upgrades are needed to protect critical…

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