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Committee approves $1.6M NextGen 911 grant and related tower/ESInet agreements
Summary
Ulster County’s committee approved a roughly $1.6 million NextGen 911 grant application, an ESInet readiness MOU, capital amendments for NG911, and two Verizon contracts to extend county tower coverage; county officials said Verizon will fund construction on certain tower extensions and lease payments will begin at construction start.
The Ulster County Law Enforcement/Public Safety Committee voted on a package of public safety infrastructure measures, approving a NextGen 911 grant application worth about $1.6 million, participation in New York State’s ESInet readiness program, capital‑project amendments for NG911, and two contracts with Cellco Partnership (DBA Verizon Wireless) for county tower sites.
Commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services told the committee the NextGen 911 grant—administered by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services—will provide approximately $1,600,000 to begin the build‑out of NextGen 911 capabilities in the county. "This is a $1,600,000, approximately just over that, right, allocation of grant funding to the department to start the build out of NextGen 9‑1‑1," the…
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