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County approves emergency SAF/microwave link to restore redundant 9‑1‑1 communications to Rockton tower
Summary
After recent storm‑related outages threatened communications between the county 9‑1‑1 center and the Rockton Mountain tower, commissioners approved an emergency procurement to purchase and install a SAF (microwave) link from Center Communications to restore a redundant transmission path.
County staff explained that recent storms caused intermittent failures of the microwave transmission link between the county 9‑1‑1 center and the Rockton Mountain tower, forcing staff to rely on local radio systems as a backup. To restore redundancy and reduce the risk of communications impacts during storms, commissioners approved an emergency procurement to purchase and install a SAF microwave link from Center Communications.
The solicitor and staff described the need as an emergency procurement documented in the file because the outage risk could affect public safety during extreme weather. Commissioners moved, seconded and approved the procurement by voice vote.
