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The county has entered into an agreement with Motorola for the new tower, which has a total projected cost of just over $1.52 million dollars. Without an incentive discount for entering into this particular agreement, the cost of the project would have been more than $1.9 million and likely even higher with rising supply costs.
At the Dec. 13 county supervisors meeting, Hancock County emergency response coordinator Andy Buffington and Shari Schmitz of Motorola both estimated that the project should be completed in two years or less. Buffington said equipment and parts will be shipped to the county’s public safety center and that ample storage space can be found. He said that some tower components will go directly to the site…
