Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Emergency Management to use state tower

By TOM LAVENTURE

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BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a resolution for a license agreement with the state of Michigan to place emergency management communications equipment on state towers.

The Michigan Public Safety Communications Systems co-location license agreement with Gogebic County will allow county 911 to place VHF radio equipment on the state tower site in Bessemer, said Heidi DeRosso, emergency management and 911 coordinator. The tower will provide “interoperability,” a way for equipment with different interface system...