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Board authorizes leases for towers to advance county radio project
Summary
Supervisors authorized the county administrator to sign leases for multiple tower sites (including Southside Electric and Old Shore) to enable the public‑safety radio project; staff said the leases are needed so the installation can proceed and the radio project remain on budget.
As part of the county’s public‑safety radio upgrade, the board authorized the county administrator to execute leases for multiple tower sites so equipment installation and coverage work can proceed. Project staff said leasing wooden poles and alternative site choices helped reduce costs and that signed leases are preconditions to vendor installation.
Officials told the board the arrangement should lower project costs — staff highlighted a $125,000 savings on a pole purchase — and that leasing revenues from future telco tenants are expected to offset program costs once the infrastructure is in place. The board approved motions authorizing the county administrator to sign separate leases for the Southside Electric site and the Old Shore site so the radio team can continue construction and procurement.
