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Ware County to formalize leases for public-safety radio equipment on Monroe Communications tower
Summary
EMA Director Jonathan Daniell told commissioners the county will execute written, one-year leases for departmental radio equipment on a Monroe Communications tower; lease amounts were listed per department and will be approved individually.
EMA Director Jonathan Daniell explained that Monroe Communications' tower at 570 Pafford Road houses Ware County public-safety and operations radio equipment and that, although the county has rented space on the tower for years, these will be the first written leases.
Daniell said each Ware County department owns its own radio equipment and that the monthly lease amount depends on the equipment's placement on the tower; he provided the following monthly amounts: Ware County EMA — $255; Ware County Public Works — $125; Ware County EMS — $130; Ware County Fire Rescue — $230; Ware County Sheriff's Office — $130. Each department's lease will be valid for one year and must be approved separately.
Why it matters: Written leases establish formal terms for county use of privately owned infrastructure that supports 911 and other emergency communications. Lease amounts are modest but create a recurring contractual obligation and allow clearer cost allocation across departments.
Next steps: The leases were added to the regular meeting agenda for approval as individual one-year agreements.
