Infrastructure Purchase Formalized

Today, the purchase of the new DDW800MHz system was made official. Dublin Interim City Manager Marsha Grigsby signed the contract with Motorola for the purchase of the new three site, 7 channel Motorola Astro P25 system. Motorola has placed the order and will be setting up project meetings beginning after the first of the year. Merry Christmas to all! We can think of no better gift for the public safety and public service forces that serve Delaware County, the City of Dublin, the City of Worthington, and Perry, Sharon and Washington Twps.

Dublin City Council Approves Purchase

At their regular session on December 8th, Dublin City Council passed one ordinance and one resolution paving the way for the City Manager to entered into a contract with Motorola and funding the purchase of the new DDW800MHz radio system. The final touches are being placed on the formal agreement, with all indications pointing to a contract signing within the next two weeks.

Advisory Committee Meeting - CANCELED

Today's DDW800MHz advisory committee meeting has been CANCELED due to a light agenda. The next meeting will be scheduled for early January. Proposed dates will be sent out via Time Bridge as soon as possible.

Project Makes "Dublin Villager"

Today the Dublin Villager featured the DDW800MHz project in a lead story by reporter Brittiny Dunlap. CLICK HERE to view the article. Unfortunately, she was only able to use one quote from Lt "Hollywood" and had to settle for some basic information from another Technical Committee representative.

Advisory Committee Meeting Set

The next meeting of the Advisory Committee will be Tuesday December 3rd at 1pm at Worthington PD. If you have items for the agenda, please forward them to Jay Somerville.

"This Week" Article Features Proposed System

Reporter Candy Brooks of This Week News wrote a feature article about the prposed DDW800MHz system. CLICK HERE to read the entire story, including quotes from the incomperable Lt. "Hollywood".

Technical Committee Meeting Set

The next meeting of the Technical Committee has been set for Tuesday November 25th at 13:00hrs at Worthington PD. Please forward any items to be included on the meeting agenda to Jay Somerville.

November Advisory Committee Meeting Set

The next meeting of the Advisory Committee has been set for Tuesday November 4th at 1pm. The meeting will be held at Worthington Police Headquarters. If you have items for the agenda, please forward them to Jay Somerville at jsomerville@dublin.oh.us.

Advisory Committee Mtg Notes Posted

The minutes from the October 3rd Advisory Committee have been posted. CLICK HERE to view. If you have any revisions or updates, please notify Jay Somerville.

Also, proposed dates for the November meeting have been posted on Time Bridge. Please reply ASAP.

TC Meeting Date Set

The next meeting of the Technical Committee has been set for Thursday October 16th at 1pm at Worthington Police Headquarters. Please forward any items you wish added to the agenda to Jay Somerville by no later than October 13th.

TC Meeting Minutes Posted

The minutes from the September 17th Technical Committee have been posted. CLICK HERE to view. If you have any revisions or updates, please notify Jay Somerville.

Also, proposed dates for the October Technical Committee meeting have been posted on Time Bridge. Please reply ASAP.

TC MEETING LOCATION CHANGED

Due to ongoing power problems in Worthington following this weekends wind storm, including WPD Headquarters running on generator power, the Technical Committee meeting set for tomorrow has been changed.

The meeting will now be held at the Dublin Justice Center @ 6565 Commerce Pky. The meeting time will still be 10am.

Technical Committee Meeting Agenda Posted

The agenda for the Technical Committee meeting on 09/17 has been posted.

CLICK HERE to view or download.

Delaware Gazette Features New System

On September 10th, the Delaware Gazette featured information about the DDW800MHz project in a front page article. Along with the article was a picture of our own Patrick Brandt inside the system prime site.

CLICK HERE to read the entire article.

Advisory Committee Meeting Set

The next meeting of the Advisory Committee is set for Friday 10/03/08 at 12pm and will be held at Worthington Police Headquarters, 6555 Worthington-Galena Road. MAP IT

Delaware Co Commissioners Vote to Accept Grant

At their regular Monday meeting, the Delaware County Commissioners voted 3-0 to officially accept the $1.9 million dollar PSIC grant ($1.5 million in cash) that will make up nearly half of the funds for the project.

Patrick Brandt addressed the commissioners and provided them not only with details of the grant, but also an update on the current status of the project.

Technical Committee Meeting

The first meeting of the newly formed Technical Committee is set for Wednesday 09/17/08 at 1pm and will be held at Worthington Police Headquarters, 6555 Worthington-Galena Road. MAP IT

DDW800MHz Blog Site Now On Line

Welcome to the blog site for the Delaware/Dublin/Worthington 800MHz radio system project. Over the next several months, this blog will document the progress of the team implementing this new $3 million dollar project that will combine the frequencies
of the existing Dublin and Worthington radio systems into a three site, seven frequency Motorola P25 digital trunked radio system. The Dublin/Worthington system will then be linked to the twelve site, seven channel Delaware County System using a common controller and linked consoles to give seamless interoperability along the Delaware/Franklin county line. This system is made possible through the colaboration of Delaware County, the City of Worthington and the City of Dublin and partially paid for by a federal Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant received by Delaware County EMA. Check back often for information about the progress of the project.

For more information, contact:

• Jay Somerville - City of Dublin - jsomerville@dublin.oh.us
• Patrick Brandt - Delaware County - pbrandt@co.delaware.oh.us
• Jerry Strait - City of Worthington - jstrait@ci.worthington.oh.us