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Bald Mountain Communication Site Proposal

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Larimer County Law Enforcement is proposing a public safety radio facility to be built on the summit of Middle Bald Mountain. The facility would consist of a 60 foot tower, a 108 square foot modular building and an outdoor mounted standby diesel generator. This website will contain information and documents regarding this proposal.

Project Information

Common Questions
Project History
Access Map
Discussion of county radio system issues - Commissioners' Work session recording (RealPlayer required)

Project Documents

Results of Middle and South Bald Radio Coverage Drive Testing (2009)
Final Needs Assessment (2006)
Forest Service Request for Comments (2006)
Radio System Strategic Plan (2001)

Recent Updates

11/17/2009

The Larimer County commissioners directed county staff members today, November 17, 2009, to reactivate an application to the U.S. Forest Service to place a radio tower on Middle Bald Mountain west of Red Feather Lakes.Reactivating the application allows the County to proceed with engineering studies to determine the costs associated with building the tower and running electrical power to it. The Board of County Commissioners recently asked for the costs associated with the project and today's decision allows County staff to move forward to determine those costs.

11/9/2009

The Board of Larimer County Commissioners held a work session today, to hear the Pericle Communications Company drive test survey results measuring both VHF and 800 MHZ radio coverage from Middle Bald and South Bald Mountains. The next step is the Board will hear a formal request from the Sheriff's office to re-activate the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for Middle Bald and to study potential costs associated with a radio site(s). The Commissioners would receive such a request at an Administrative Matters meeting. These are held on Tuesdays beginning at 9:30a.m. The earliest such a request would occur would be at the November 17 Administrative Matters meeting.

10/29/2009

A work session with the Board of County Commissioners on the results of radio testing on Bald Mountain with Jay Jacobsmeyer - President of Pericle Communications, takes place on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 at 10am in the Commissioners' Conference Room, 2^nd floor, 200 West Oak St., Fort Collins. Public comment is not part of a works session although anyone can listen in or attend a work session. It will be streamed on the County's web site at: http://www.larimer.org/bcc/broadcast.cfm

The Board of County Commissioners can't make decisions that take a formal action at a work session; however they can provide staff with general direction. Decisions are made at a meeting that is advertised as a decision making meeting.
Added questions 12 & 13 to the Common Questions.