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Houghton County approves co-location license for public-safety radios at Centennial Heights
Summary
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners on April 11 adopted Resolution 24-08 authorizing a Michigan Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS) co-location license for Tower Site 9006 (Centennial Heights) to allow county equipment to be installed on the state tower for radio interoperability; the vote was 3–0.
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution 24-08 on April 11, authorizing a co-location license with the Michigan Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS) for Tower Site 9006 — Centennial Heights in Calumet.
Under Sheriff Jon Giachino presented the agreement, which the resolution describes as a state license allowing member-owned communications equipment to be installed, operated and maintained at the MPSCS tower to achieve technical interoperability between the county’s proprietary system and the statewide network. The resolution text references the State’s DTMB-MPSCS authority under 1984 Public Act 431 as the statutory basis for licensing state property.
Commissioner Gretchen Janssen moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Joel Keranen seconded; the board adopted it by roll call, with Janssen, Keranen and Vice-Chairman Roy Britz voting yes. The resolution authorizes either the board chairman or vice-chairman to sign the license documents on behalf of Houghton County.
Why it matters: co-location on the MPSCS tower is intended to improve radio interoperability between local agencies and the state public-safety network, which can affect emergency response coordination across jurisdictions.
Next steps: the resolution authorizes county signatories to execute the agreement; no additional timeline for equipment installation was specified at the meeting.
