The recent storms damaged one of our radios on the CR116/Rabbit Hill tower. These radios form the wide area network for the County, allowing the outlying offices to connect to the County data and voice network. With this radio damaged, Taylor is no longer connected to the network via the radios. They are utilizing the much slower backup route via a T1/phone line. In assessing that link, we discovered that trees are encroaching on the line-of-site between the Taylor Annex and the Rabbit Hill tower, therefore, requiring us to raise the height of the antenna on the Taylor Annex (see Special Use Permit agenda item later on the agenda).
The funds being transferred are to purchase and mount the new tower and mount and align the new radios. |