County Moves Ahead With Narrowbanding.

BOONE, Iowa---Boone County will continue to move forward with plans to upgrade the communication system to meet a narrowbanding mandate handed down by the Federal Communications Commission.  The Supervisors have been presented with a plan that calls for accepting a bid from RA-COM.  The base bid and several alternates have been chosen.  There is already over $400,000 in grant money awarded to the Ogden and Boone Fire Departments that will go toward the project.  Additional 9-1-1 funds are being committed as well.  The question is who will be putting their name on the line for the lease purchase agreement to cover the balance of the work.  It appears it will be the Supervisors, with 9-1-1 proceeds used to pay the debt over the next several years.  Public hearings on the lease purchase agreement still need to be held.