Radio tower project in progress; sheriff testing to begin, final sign‑off delayed until summer
January 08, 2026 | Richland County, Wisconsin
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Speaker 2 updated the committee on the county radio tower project and next steps.
Civil construction work is finished and teams will address generator issues next week. Speaker 2 said antennas and communications links between towers are being adjusted because some connections were underperforming; one outage lasted about 36 hours during recent work. The sheriff's department is expected to begin testing in roughly two weeks; after initial agency testing, the county will observe a 30‑day period before phased activation. "The hope was this month, but... once the sheriff's department starts testing, it's 30 days after that," Speaker 2 said.
Committee members asked about final walk‑through and holding retention funds; Speaker 2 said final sign‑off likely will wait until summer and that the county will retain $75,000 until project completion.
No formal vote was taken on the work; the update was informational and staff will report further at the next executive and finance committee meeting.
Civil construction work is finished and teams will address generator issues next week. Speaker 2 said antennas and communications links between towers are being adjusted because some connections were underperforming; one outage lasted about 36 hours during recent work. The sheriff's department is expected to begin testing in roughly two weeks; after initial agency testing, the county will observe a 30‑day period before phased activation. "The hope was this month, but... once the sheriff's department starts testing, it's 30 days after that," Speaker 2 said.
Committee members asked about final walk‑through and holding retention funds; Speaker 2 said final sign‑off likely will wait until summer and that the county will retain $75,000 until project completion.
No formal vote was taken on the work; the update was informational and staff will report further at the next executive and finance committee meeting.
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