County negotiates for Lamont tower site

The county next week will finalize the purchase on an acre of land outside Lamont, a site that houses a crucial radio tower in the county’s emergency communication network.

“In open session, the commissioners will sign the deed for a radio site,” said Steve Krigbaum, communications system manager for the county.

The site now holds a single, aging radio tower which the county is looking to improve to make it usable in the new, county-wide emergency radio system. The system is now used by 911 Whitcom dispatchers to communicate with police, fire and other emergency responders around the county.

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