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Clermont County approves consultant amendment for public‑safety radio overhaul after multi‑month review
Summary
County public‑safety staff and consultants reported multiple aging tower and radio‑backhaul failures, presented a multi‑million‑dollar replacement plan and obtained board approval to hire Federal Engineering to prepare procurement and implementation specifications.
Clermont County commissioners on May 21 approved an amendment to the county’s consulting agreement with Federal Engineering to develop specifications and procurement support for a planned upgrade of the county’s public‑safety microwave backhaul and related communications systems.
The county’s Department of Public Safety Services (DPSS) Director Jessica Wiederholt and Federal Engineering consultants Tommy Thompson and Travis LePage told the board the county’s microwave and networking equipment are at or near end of vendor support and that a recent microwave link failure highlighted the system’s fragility. Wiederholt said the county must plan a replacement now so first responders do not lose radio communications during future outages.
The consultants presented a January 2025 assessment that estimated immediate procurement costs of $4.8 million for microwave and backhaul routers and about $480,000 to…
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