Climate Monitoring Station in Talks
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Posted: 8:54 PM Feb 28, 2010
Climate Monitoring Station in Talks
A proposed weather and climate monitoring station for northeastern Kentucky is still under consideration despite local officials declining to pay for a security fence around it.
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ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) -- A proposed weather and climate monitoring station for northeastern Kentucky is still under consideration despite local officials declining to pay for a security fence around it.

The Daily Independent in Ashland reports that Kentucky Mesonet wants to put a tower in Boyd County, even though the Fiscal Court rejected a request last month to pay $2,500 for fencing.

FIVCO Area Development District associate director Tom Saylor says it donated use of the site for the tower, which would collect weather and climate information in real-time. Kentucky Mesonet is trying to put 100 towers across Kentucky and has 46 up and functioning.

Each tower costs approximately $10,000 to install and is paid for through a $2.9 million federal appropriation.


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Posted by: DAH on Mar 3, 2010 at 10:29 AM

Could fencing have been included under this Federal grant? Its all part of the project.
Posted by: ashland on Mar 2, 2010 at 01:37 PM

my God are we so poor we cant pay for a fence !!!! If this is true please please let us know we can shut off the lights and close the doors this town is done for
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