Project Overview Wireless Clearinghouse

The Town of Saranac has been awarded a Park-wide Smart Growth grant by the State DEC for a project called Wireless Clearinghouse.  The Research Foundation of SUNY (the RF) is administering the grant for and on behalf of the Technical Assistance Center at SUNY Plattsburgh (TAC), which is responsible for implementing the project. The Wireless Clearinghouse will be a cost effective way for private cell phone and wireless broadband service providers to assess new markets and potential existing transmit sites.  In addition, the database and website will be a reference point for emergency services planning and for county-wide projects requiring wireless capabilities.  The inventory developed in this project, along with the information provided to municipal officials, will provide “one stop shopping”, and make it easier for companies to determine where and how they could provide services, saving companies and municipalities time and money on the planning and research phase thus encouraging them to enter new markets or provide new services in the Adirondack Park.