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EMA reports grant notifications and radio-site repairs; state communications to meet with county
Summary
Lincoln County EMA reported EMPG and homeland security grants have been funded (award amounts pending), filed a hazard mitigation grant notice for courthouse-area scoping, and described recent mountain-top radio generator and battery repairs; the county will meet with the state communications director, Jamon Hal, about possible investments.
Mr. White, representing the county's emergency management functions, told commissioners that the EMPG and homeland security grants had been funded but that award amounts were not yet provided. He said staff filed a notice of intent to apply for a hazard mitigation grant to complete scoping work on Courts Creek and Cooji River Road and that an engineering firm is preparing cost estimates to complete the application.
Mr. White also described recent radio-site issues: a generator on Blue Mountain required repair, and a Blackb site suffered a power outage that caused radios to go offline. He said Montana's emergency communications had been reassigned under the Department of Justice and that the agency provided batteries that "saved us about $4,500." He reported an upcoming meeting with Jamon Hal (identified in the transcript) and the sheriff to discuss possible investment and upgrade priorities for county communications infrastructure.
