Media Release August 12, 2025

On today’s date, the Lorain County Commissioners passed a resolution which notified Cleveland Communications, Inc. (CCI) that a radio tower lease will not be renewed on a county-owned radio tower. The lease expires in October, 2025. However, your public safety radio service will not be affected.

As your Lorain County Sheriff, I want to ensure that we maintain full radio interoperability with all public safety agencies who utilize the CCI radio system. These agencies include: Avon Fire Department, Avon Lake Police and Fire Departments, Elyria Fire Department, Lorain Police and Fire Departments, North Ridgeville Fire Department, Sheffield Lake Police and Fire Departments as well as the Sheffield Village Police and Fire Departments.

I can ensure this promise to Lorain County residents because the Sheriff’s Office maintains connectivity with our legacy VHF radio system, CCI and Ohio MARCS. This commitment to radio interoperability with all public safety in the county was solidified with nearly $150,000 in radio equipment purchases coordinated by my office. Additionally, CCI has assured my office that radio connectivity will continue if their equipment is maintained on the Lorain County tower or if it isn’t. Both CCI and Ohio MARCS have pledged to build and maintain a radio system for the first responders of Lorain County.

The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office is committed to the highest levels of inter-agency cooperation, emergency communication interoperability and ensuring the safety of each and every resident and visitor to our wonderfully diverse county.

In your service,

Sheriff Jack M. Hall