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FOR A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS, MEANT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE NO AVAILABILITY ON THE TOWER UNTIL 1900. HE ADDED THAT IN CONTACTING MR. STARK OF COMMUNICATIONS OF VERO BEACH, WHO INSPECTED THE EXISTING TOWER ATTACHED TO THE SHERIFF'S BUILDING, HE FOUND IT WAS IN VERY CRITICAL SHAPE AND SURPRISED THAT IT WITHSTOOD HURRICANE DAVID. MR. TODD COMMENTED THEY ARE NOW FACED WITH GETTING A REPLACEMENT TOWER FOR THEIR ANTENNA - A 155' HURRICANE -PROOF TOWER WOULD COST $6,200; AND TO DEMOLISH THE OLD TOWER, INSTALL A NEW TOWER AND THE TRANSFER OF ANTENNAS WOULD COST $1,430. HE REPORTED THAT THE RADIO EQUIPMENT IN THE SQUAD CHIEF'S CAR AND FOR THE FOUR ASSISTANTS WOULD HAVE TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE THE NEW COMMUNICATION IS UHF - THAT QUOTATION AMOUNTED TO $7,575. MR. TODD FELT THE AMOUNT FOR THE RADIO EQUIPMENT WAS TOO EXCESSIVE AND INSTEAD GOT A QUOTATION FOR FIVE PAGERS FOR $1,2101 WHICH THEY PLAN TO ABSORB THEMSELVES. HE NEXT TALKED ABOUT THE PRESENT GENERATOR WHICH DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO COVER THEIR RESERVE, AS WELL AS THE CIVIL DEFENSE AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT; THE QUOTATION FOR A 15 KILOWATT GENERATOR WITH AN AUTOMATIC SWITCH IS $7,651. MR. TODD SAID THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVOLVED IS $15,281 IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS OPERATION. SWITCH. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ABOUT THE GENERATOR, AND THE AUTOMATIC COMMISSIONER WODTKE EXPRESSED CONCERN AND WONDERED WHY THE NEW GENERATOR JUST PURCHASED FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DOES. NOT SUFFICE. MR. TODD STATED THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT GENERATOR HAS 85 KILOWATTS AND CANNOT TAKE THE NEW LOAD. MR. WHITE APPROACHED THE BOARD AND STATED THAT THE GENERATOR 4 AT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS LOADED WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED, AND SOMETIMES WORKS IN EXCESS OF ITS CAPACITY NOW. HE THEN EXPLAINED HOW THE AUTOMATIC.SWITCH WOULD MAINTAIN ITSELF, AS THERE IS A BATTERY WITH A CHARGER. COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED IF THIS NEW EQUIPMENT COULD SUPPLY MINIMAL POWER FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS IF NECESSARY. 31 SUN 4 1980 BOOK' ` PAGE 61