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Board gets updates on radio system, grants, RISE Smart subscription and schedules zoning hearing on communication towers
Summary
The board received committee updates on a county radio upgrade (expected initial completion in May, installations by June), grant efforts including a $200,000 FEMA application, a one-year RISE Smart subscription approved for disaster mapping, and an ordinance committee recommendation to hold a Jan. 22 joint public hearing with the planning commission to consider adding communications towers to the conservation recreation district by special-use permit.
The Smyth County Board of Supervisors heard updates from committee chairs on several infrastructure and planning topics, including a radio-system upgrade, grant activity, adoption of a RISE Smart regional site plan subscription, and a proposed zoning text amendment to allow communication towers by special-use permit in the conservation recreation district.
Public safety staff reported the county’s radio installation is complete for emergency towers and that testing will use a GIS-based quadrant map to drive…
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