Upper Deadman paving project to begin on schedule, weather permitting

POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) reaffirmed the beginning date of the Upper Deadman paving project at their meeting on April 18. Weather permitting, the project will begin as scheduled on Monday, April 25. The pavement overlay requires ground temperatures of at least 45 degrees, and no rain.

The Commissioners signed a letter supporting Inland Power and Light’s pursuit of a grant to increase power stability and help mitigate wildfires.

The BOCC met with Michael Deakins, a representative from Valence Mission Critical Technologies, to discuss a propagation study of the reach of Garfield County emergency communication repeaters. The study showed areas of poor to no coverage in the north and south extremities of the county. The commissioners asked Deakins to create a new study showing coverage of potential new repeaters placed to cover the Snake River breaks in the north and the Umatilla National Forest and Grouse Flats to the south.