When the county implemented a new, all-digital emergency communication system two years ago, it wasn't long before first responders in Le Roy discovered there were dead spots in their community.
There were also buildings in Le Roy that the radio signals wouldn't penetrate.
Consultants were consulted and they did their studies and came to the conclusion that Le Roy needed its own repeater transmission tower.
The county has reached an agreement with the Town of Le Roy to obtain an easement on town property on Asbury Road to build a new communications tower.
Steven Sharpe, director of Emergency Communications, said the new tower should solve Le Roy's reception problems.
The tower, the seventh in the $11-million system, is covered as part of a $3 million state grant for improvements to the system.
Construction should begin this fall, with testing to start in the spring or summer. It must be operational by December 2017.
