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Sheriff outlines Oregon Mountain radio upgrades and staffing plans
Summary
Sheriff Saxon told the Trinity County Board of Supervisors that recent work at the Oregon Mountain repeater site improved paging reliability and outlined phased upgrades (grounding, radio replacements) with preliminary costs and grant sources identified.
Sheriff Saxon reported to the board that recent contractor work at the Oregon Mountain repeater site included antenna replacements, testing and removal of abandoned infrastructure, and that dispatch and field users reported improved paging reliability.
Saxon summarized near‑term improvements being considered — grounding and bonding upgrades, antenna/feed‑line work, radio replacements and battery/DC power upgrades — and provided preliminary cost estimates: roughly $65,000 for grounding and bonding and about $155,000 for site radio replacement work, while noting that contractors are preparing detailed proposals.
On funding, Saxon said staff identified several grant buckets that can help phase the project, including Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funds and leftover Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) monies. “We’re looking at approximately $72,000 phasing in for the Oregon Mountain improvements,” he said, and named additional EMPG and HSGP amounts under consideration.
Board members asked whether the newly identified buckets plus existing communications funds would cover the next phases; Saxon said staff is prioritizing work as proposals and contractor cost estimates come in and that they plan phased implementation to match available funding. He also discussed an aging shelter building at the Hayfork site that needs partial repair and noted potential coordination with the Forest Service for improvements on forest‑service land.
The board took no formal action but acknowledged staff’s planning and encouraged further cost detail and prioritization as the contractor delivers proposals.
