A mobile tower may be in the county’s future.

Michele Abbott-Becker told Marion County Commission during Monday’s meeting the county is “slated” to receive the $250,000 mobile tower for free, if the county agreed to insure and maintain it.

Grant funds would pay for the purchase.

“It would be a great asset for us to have because we have two of our primary emergency frequencies on one tower,” Abbott-Becker said. If that tower became inoperable, county communications could not be utilized.

The only “catch” is if another county in the region needed to use it, Marion County would be required to transport it to the site.

The commission agreed it would be an asset and for Abbott-Becker to pursue it.

In other business:

• Plans are being made to take the jail plan on the road to inform voters before the November election. Law Kingdon Architects will assist with the presentations.
• Cash on hand at the end of July in the county treasury was $10,399,715, an increase from last year at this time which had $9,176,085. The county general has $2,942,065 and road and bridge has $1,565,629.
• An addressing mix-up which would cause emergency personnel to go to the wrong location needs to be corrected, reported county appraiser Cindy Magill. The commission signed letters to the property owners in an effort to straighten out the issue.
• The commission signed a resolution that would prohibit the use of stickers on election ballots because the stickers interfere with the operation of the scanner that counts votes on ballots.
• Magill asked for and received a 15-minute executive session to discuss personnel. The meeting reconvened with no decisions.
• Commissioner Dan Holub asked for and received a five-minute executive session to discuss personnel. The meeting reconvened with no decisions.
• The next commission meeting is at 9 a.m. Monday at the courthouse.