From Pat Waters:

New Radio Repeater Tower For Park

A long time problem in Beavers Bend Park has been the ability of the Park Rangers and other emergency personnel to communicate with each other by radio.  Some areas had no signal at all and in other areas the radio was being used by maintenance and cleaning as well as law enforcement.  This was not only a problem; it was a danger to the Rangers as well as the public.

Thanks to The Friends of Beavers Bend and the Lower Mountain Fork River Foundation, a new radio tower with a repeater will be erected near the Park Offices.  This new tower will have a transmission radius of thirty miles and will be accessible from all areas of the Park.  The complete cost of this project to get up and running is $11, 660.66.

The new radio channel will be for law enforcement and emergency personnel only.  This means that the Rangers and Game Wardens will have radio contact with each other when out of their trucks and increase their safety when on duty.  Additional emergency personnel can be called in for water rescue, fire control, or criminal apprehension.

This new tower will go a long way in improving everyone’s safety in Beavers Bend State Park from above the lake all the way down to Presbyterian Falls.