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Committee presses for clear fiber and backup plan for police station IT
Summary
Committee members raised concerns about backup and generator coverage for fiber/IT circuits that will support the police station, noting the library and COA lack generators and asking town IT staff to present a detailed day‑one backup plan at a future meeting.
Committee members on Sept. 12 pressed for a detailed plan describing how fiber circuits and backup systems will function when the new Lakeville police station goes live.
Members discussed coordination among TMLP, Comcast and Verizon to bring fiber into the new station and how backup would operate if power is lost at locations along the route. A library trustee participating in the meeting said the library and the Council on Aging (COA) currently do not have generators and asked how backup would be handled for equipment now routed across those sites. “I’m a library trustee. I’d like to know what’s going on,” the trustee said.
Taylor, the project representative, said provisions for raceways and conduit are included in the project and that fiber and communications coordination is ongoing. Committee members asked Town IT staff (Tim) to provide a clear, public plan explaining which service will be primary versus backup (TMLP versus Verizon or others), where head-end equipment will be located, and how generator coverage will be provided on Day 1 when the police move in.
Jamie of Zenith Consulting Engineers volunteered to submit the curb-cut modification to MassDOT on behalf of the town at no cost for the curb/interconnection work that affects the entrance routing. Committee members requested a dedicated coordination meeting with IT and infrastructure staff to resolve outstanding questions about backup, generator coverage, and budget responsibility for moving or duplicating equipment.
The committee did not take a formal vote on IT or backup responsibilities but directed staff to schedule a public briefing with Tim and to circulate a written plan before the next meeting.
What’s next
Town IT and project staff will present a coordinated fiber/back-up plan at a future public meeting; Jamie will follow through with MassDOT curb-cut submission as offered.
