COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Three recommendations for the upcoming Branch County 911 project that were made by the Communications Board on Monday were approved Tuesday by the Branch County Board of Commissioners.
Commissioners formally approved a recommendation that Southern Michigan Bank and Trust be awarded their bid for financing the bonds which will be used to help fund the $9.3 million project.
Southern submitted a bid of less than one percent interest and County Administrator Bud Norman says it will give them financial flexibility. The bid was 0.889 percent.
Commissioners agreed with the 911 board who wanted the project to move forward even if it could cost the county a chance to pursue a couple of grants that could become available within the next couple of years.
Coldwater Fire Chief Dave Schmaltz said during Monday’s 911 Board meeting that he had trouble communicating with some of his firefighters while they were battling a fire last Friday on Narrows Road.
The feeling among many emergency workers is that the sooner they can get new equipment, the better especially since it’s getting harder to find parts for the older equipment.
The third recommendation was to use the surcharge surplus collection to fund additional radio equipment and other costs.
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