Metacomet ECC Millville Tower Site

Millville's police and fire radio needed a better home: a purpose-built tower and shelter with reliable backhaul to the regional dispatch network. The best location was on school grounds, next to an operating elementary school.

That raised hard requirements. The design had to fit the school's electrical service, keep crews and heavy equipment safe around students and staff, meet State 911 grant rules, and move two live public safety systems with no loss of service.

Engineering: structural analysis and electrical design

LB Comms led the engineering that set what the site could carry and how it would be powered.

• Structural analysis. We commissioned the tower structural report, including the antenna matrix: every antenna and microwave dish, its height, and its mounting on the 140-foot tower.
• Electrical design. We designed the power feed from Millville Elementary School's electrical room to the shelter. It runs underground in conduit from a handhole near the school entrance.
• Microwave path. We gathered the path data for the new Millville–Mendon microwave link.
• Standards. We required installation to the Motorola R56 standard for grounding and site quality, and we held every contractor to it.

Procurement, site development and tower construction

LB Comms managed procurement and construction for MECC from contract through the last bolt.

• Contracts and budget. We set up the tower contract, and when the scope changed, we sought a budget change and a contract amendment, so the work stayed covered.
• Working at a school. We coordinated a 140-foot lift and tower crews with school administration. That included scheduling around the school day, winter snowbanks and narrow roads, and telling school staff before each move.
• Construction. We oversaw tower erection, the antenna and line installation, and an inventory of all materials on site. We delivered spare hardware to the radio contractor.
• Microwave. We coordinated the dish installation, cabling and alignment on both ends of the Millville–Mendon link, which was completed in late January 2026.