Floyd County Takes Next Towards Possible $5 Million Upgrade to 911 System
Floyd County has taken another step towards an estimated $5 million overhaul of the County’s emergency communications system.
During their regular meeting Monday (06.26), the Board of Supervisors approved a resolution to set a public hearing for 9:15 am on July 10th to fund the system with a general obligation loan agreement.
That’s Board Chair Mark Kuhn, who, along with fellow Supervisors Jim Jorgenson and Dennis Keifer, were commended for their swift attention to a proposal introduced just three weeks ago by Ben Chatfield with the Floyd County 911 Service Board.
Chatfield says the time has come to replace their current equipment and purchasing new equipment will help get Floyd County on the statewide ISICs system.
Motorola has the contract for the statewide 911 system and the company’s Shari Schmitz recently laid out the costs for transmission towers, new radios and other equipment associated with the system, estimated at about $4.3 million if the County signs on by August 24th. It could cost over $200,000 a year for five years for the accompanying maintenance and service contract.
Even if the County proceeds with the project, Schmitz says it could be up to two years before the new 911 system would be operational.
