Five northeast Georgia counties hope to soon band together to share in a new regional public safety radio system. Oconee, Athens-Clarke, Greene, Morgan and Walton counties would be part of the communications system. Proponents say the 800-megahertz digital network would better link law enforcement agencies and officers in the five-county region.
Oconee County Sheriff’s office Captain Jimmy Williams says this system is critically needed:
"Northeast Georgia area does not have one...we’re the only one in the state that doesn’t have a system. Hall County’s doing the same thing with the northern part of our region, and hopefully in the future joins those two systems together and we’ll have seamless radio coverage throughout the whole region-one."
Williams says Oconee County has included more than three-million dollars in a list of sales tax funded projects for their part of the plan. He says the other counties are either ready, or close to moving forward with their financing.
Williams says if all falls in place, the system could be up-and-running by mid to late 2010.
Oconee County Sheriff’s office Captain Jimmy Williams says this system is critically needed:
"Northeast Georgia area does not have one...we’re the only one in the state that doesn’t have a system. Hall County’s doing the same thing with the northern part of our region, and hopefully in the future joins those two systems together and we’ll have seamless radio coverage throughout the whole region-one."
Williams says Oconee County has included more than three-million dollars in a list of sales tax funded projects for their part of the plan. He says the other counties are either ready, or close to moving forward with their financing.
Williams says if all falls in place, the system could be up-and-running by mid to late 2010.
