Donor offers free weather station for Lee County; county staff to install, item to appear on consent agenda
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Summary
A donor has offered to place a weather station at no cost to Lee County; staff will install it, an agreement was reviewed by Mr. Beck, and the commission was asked to approve placement on the consent agenda.
Speaker 4 (Unidentified speaker) told the commission that an individual contacted county staff and is purchasing multiple weather stations across Alabama, selecting Lee County as the third site and Auburn University as another recipient. Speaker 4 said the station "is no cost at all to the county" and asked that the commission approve placement on the consent agenda.
Speaker 4 described technical features including a live feed, up to 70 days of recorded data, and the intent to site the unit near Magazine Tower after further discussion with the sheriff. Speaker 4 said county staff members Adam and Clint would assist with installation and that an agreement had been reviewed by "Mr. Beck," who had given permission to place the item on the consent agenda.
The transcript shows a staff presentation and a request for the commission to "vote yes" on the consent agenda for acceptance; the segment does not contain the recorded consent vote or a formal motion and does not name the donor. The county’s responsibilities described in the transcript are limited to installation and site coordination; no funding or maintenance obligations were detailed.