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Committee discusses $400,000 radio tower to improve western-county coverage and possible state lease for county site
Summary
The committee reviewed a sheriff request for a Gravel Hill radio tower (estimated $400,000) to improve dispatch coverage and discussed a proposed lease from the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network to place a tower on county property on Morrison Street; staff was asked to circulate lease/user-agreement documents to law enforcement and administration for review before August.
The Travestal County Budget and Finance Committee discussed a sheriff’s department proposal to construct a radio tower in the Gravel Hill area to improve radio coverage on the county’s western end and reviewed a separately proposed state lease that could place a tower on county-owned land.
The chair said steering committee members had recommended moving the project to bid and that the estimated construction cost was ‘‘around 400,000,’’ noting any expenditures would likely come from the 2627 budget and that remaining ARPA funds could be applied. Committee members asked questions about timing and funding…
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