County approves $1.2 million equipment for communications tower in Carlton

Project funded as part of nearly $3 million state grant

ALBION – A tower soon to be constructed in Carlton also will carry about $1.2 million in communications equipment.

The County legislature last week approved agreements for equipment on the tower. The county will pay L3 Harris Technologies of Lynchburg, Va. Up to $825,000 to purchase national interop communications equipment and associated services.

The county also approved paying $416,410 to Zetron Inc. in Redmond, Wa. for national interop communications equipment and associated services.

The expenses will be covered as part of a $2,990,000 million state grant awarded to the county in March.

The grant pays for a new tower and equipment at the Orleans County Emergency Management Office on West Countyhouse Road in Albion, equipment for a new tower in Carlton, and two backup 911 dispatch consoles at the EMO site. (Construction has started on the foundation of the new tower in Carlton and the 180-foot-high tower should be ready in the spring.)

The Legislature last week also approved spending $97,725 to L3 Harris Technologies for the two backup dispatch consoles.

The Legislature also approved an agreement for up to $200,000 last week with Timothy Worth of Radio Technologies in Webster to administer the $2,990,000 grant and provide technical resources for the county. The agreement runs from Dec. 20, 2023 to March 28, 2027.

In another project funded mostly with a state grant, the county approved spending $165,163 with L3 Harris Technologies for new radios and associated accessories for the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department. A state grant covers $110,000 of the cost.