Council OK's New Cell Tower, Tables Wi-Fi
Grove's new 285 foot cell tower will be up and running by the end of the year, following approval of the Verizon Wireless proposal by the Grove City Council. Verizon will build the tower, give the city 80% of the rental as well as other carriers, and give the city a signing bonus of $40,000 to pay for removal of the old tower and install city antennas atop the new tower. It will be built near the water tower south of the Grove Middle School.
In addition to Verizon, Sprint has signed on as another carrier on the tower, with a third company having given a verbal OK for participation, according to city officials. Verizon will eventually build another seven towers in the Grand Lake area, according to Richard Taylor, Verizon representative from Dallas.
Verizon will own and maintain the Grove tower for 25 years, then donate it to the city.
The city will determine rental amounts for other cellular companies on the tower.
Council tabled for 90 days a decision on whether to participate in a city WiFi broadband wireless system, after hearing that a local businessman, Troy Kyman of Precision Communications will build a private system and have it operating by August. Kyman and Trevor Langham of Tulsa Metronet had earlier made presentations to Grove Industrial Development Authority board members. Metronet's system would cost just under $500,000 but would be a Mesh system rather than point-to-point with backhauls system as planned by Kyman. Kyman said his system would cost around $400,000 and would eventually cover the entire Grand Lake area. He said he would meet with technicians in two weeks to start design work and would be transmitting from three towers by August.
The Mesh system "blasts through trees," said Langham and blankets the area similar to cell phone service rather than receiving transmissions from a tower.
In other business, council voted to annex Shundi Road from 13th to 18th streets; received a $3500 award from the Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group for its safety incentive program, approved a resolution stating approval for GIDA to borrow funds from GMSA for funding from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Development Block Grand/Loan Program, for expansion of Pride Plating. The loan amount is $120,000, the grant amount is $100,000, and competitive bidding was waived.
In other action, Council heard again from Rick Howard on the name from Highway 59 North, to Grand Lake's Freedom Blvd and deferred to staff to work with Howard on a theme and program.
They also voted to approve a contract with the Oklahoma Conservation Commission for the construction of a bioretention cell for stormwater drainage near City Hall, with another four to five structures to eventually be built in the city. A bioretention cell is a depression in the landscape partially filled with soil and vegetated with specifically selected plants to clean the incoming water.
Council also approved May 23 at 3:30 p.m. as a workshop meeting for the next fiscal year's budget, open to the public.
In addition to Verizon, Sprint has signed on as another carrier on the tower, with a third company having given a verbal OK for participation, according to city officials. Verizon will eventually build another seven towers in the Grand Lake area, according to Richard Taylor, Verizon representative from Dallas.
Verizon will own and maintain the Grove tower for 25 years, then donate it to the city.
The city will determine rental amounts for other cellular companies on the tower.
Council tabled for 90 days a decision on whether to participate in a city WiFi broadband wireless system, after hearing that a local businessman, Troy Kyman of Precision Communications will build a private system and have it operating by August. Kyman and Trevor Langham of Tulsa Metronet had earlier made presentations to Grove Industrial Development Authority board members. Metronet's system would cost just under $500,000 but would be a Mesh system rather than point-to-point with backhauls system as planned by Kyman. Kyman said his system would cost around $400,000 and would eventually cover the entire Grand Lake area. He said he would meet with technicians in two weeks to start design work and would be transmitting from three towers by August.
The Mesh system "blasts through trees," said Langham and blankets the area similar to cell phone service rather than receiving transmissions from a tower.
In other business, council voted to annex Shundi Road from 13th to 18th streets; received a $3500 award from the Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group for its safety incentive program, approved a resolution stating approval for GIDA to borrow funds from GMSA for funding from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Development Block Grand/Loan Program, for expansion of Pride Plating. The loan amount is $120,000, the grant amount is $100,000, and competitive bidding was waived.
In other action, Council heard again from Rick Howard on the name from Highway 59 North, to Grand Lake's Freedom Blvd and deferred to staff to work with Howard on a theme and program.
They also voted to approve a contract with the Oklahoma Conservation Commission for the construction of a bioretention cell for stormwater drainage near City Hall, with another four to five structures to eventually be built in the city. A bioretention cell is a depression in the landscape partially filled with soil and vegetated with specifically selected plants to clean the incoming water.
Council also approved May 23 at 3:30 p.m. as a workshop meeting for the next fiscal year's budget, open to the public.
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