It’s official – Franklin County now has 750 thousand dollars to begin the planning and design for a new communication system for first responders and county departments.
The money was approved in May by Triumph Gulf Coast, which was created to help North Florida Counties impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
County staff traveled to Pensacola on Tuesday where the Triumph Board voted for final approval of the grant.
The requested funds will be used for the first phase of a two-phase project to construct a county-wide emergency communications system for first responders and county departments.
The proposed communications system will provide much better and secure communications between local and state agencies including Franklin County EMS and Fire, Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Franklin County Road Department, Franklin County School District, Weems Hospital, Carrabelle Police Department, and the City of Apalachicola Police Department.
The 750-thousand-dollar grant is for phase 1 of the project, which includes hiring a professional consultant to evaluate the current system, identifying options for the upgrade and assisting with the procurement and vendor selection process.
A fully operational radio communication system will require purchasing property and constructing radio communications towers, programming, base stations, and purchasing radios for all first responder groups.
Phase 2, which has not yet been funded, will include the purchase and installation of the system and staff training.
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