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Fire chief: planned tower removal will require the city to relocate antenna; vendor offers no-cost option
Summary
Chief Sam McCrary told the council that a company named Flint will remove a large communications tower and the city will need to remove its antenna/repeater; Flint offered to host the city's equipment on another tower at no charge.
Fire Chief Sam McCrary told the Reynolds City Council at its Feb. 23 meeting that the department responded to nine calls since the last meeting, including brush fires, and that the city received notice from a company named Flint that a large communications tower will be removed.
Chief McCrary said the removal will require the city to remove its antenna and repeater from the tower. He reported that Flint told the department it can place the city's antenna/repeater on an alternate Flint-owned tower at no charge if the city needs that option. The minutes record the notification and the offered alternative; they do not record a council decision or timetable for the equipment removal and relocation.
Council members did not record a vote or directive in the public minutes about a timeline or funding for relocating the equipment; follow-up appears to require coordination between the fire department, the mayor's office, and any vendor agreements.
