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Forest County approves PA-STARNet agreement, commits to adding FORE31 P25 site at Tionesta Tower
Summary
Commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Pennsylvania State Police to use PA-STARNet at no cost and requested PSP assistance to add a P25 site at Tionesta Tower to be named FORE31; the county will bear the site build costs.
Forest County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting through the Pennsylvania State Police, to use the Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network (PA-STARNet) at no cost to the county.
The agreement also directs the state police to assist Forest County in adding a P25 site at the Tionesta Tower that would be known as FORE31; the minutes note the assistance is provided but that the county will pay the site costs. Commissioner Robert J. Snyder, Jr. moved the approval and Commissioner Patrick F. Kline seconded the motion; the board recorded unanimous approval.
The minutes do not list an estimated county cost or a construction schedule for the FORE31 site. The action authorizes the county to pursue integration with the statewide radio network, which may affect county emergency communications but requires subsequent project-level budgeting and technical work.
