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Motorola updates commission on multi‑site public‑safety radio build; White Rock site and road access are critical
Summary
Motorola Solutions and Tennessee Advanced Communications Network staff told the Carter County commission they are moving forward on a TACN simulcast radio upgrade for Carter County, but the White Rock site requires road upgrades and faces federal land-permitting steps; ARPA funding deadlines were cited as a constraint.
Motorola Solutions provided the Carter County Board of Commissioners an update on July 15 about the county’s participation in the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN) radio expansion, saying construction is moving forward but remains contingent on access to a remote site known as White Rock and on completing required road and permitting work.
“White Rock is a new site… If we do not get that road expanded and reinforced to take an 88,000‑pound shelter, we're dead in the water,” said Kate Stilwell, Motorola’s program director for Tennessee, describing the site as a linchpin for coverage of Stone Mountain, Buffalo…
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