Worcester County officials have agreed to rent a temporary generator for the jail while plans for the replacement of the facility’s backup generator are explored.
The Worcester County Commissioners voted unanimously on April 2 to rent the temporary generator, which will ensure the jail had backup power in the event of an emergency.
“It’s a necessary thing for the jail,” Warden Tim Mulligan said.
Mulligan asked the commissioners this week to approve having Fidelity Power Systems rebuild the disabled generator for about $39,000. He said the backup generator was critical for the jail because when power failed it supplied power to the new section of the jail and also powered the fire pump.
“In the event of a fire it would activate the sprinkler system,” he said. “We have local water there that would, if the sprinkler was activated water would flow through, but the generator supplies additional pressure to that.”
When asked what happened to the generator, Mulligan said a clanking noise was noted in December. In February, crews dismantled the generator to determine the problem and deemed it in need of a rebuild.
While various companies were contacted for quotes, staff said Fidelity was the only one that offered a price for a rebuild rather than a replacement, which would exceed $84,000.
Commissioner Eric Fiori said a catastrophic failure like this one brought up a lot of questions.
don’t forget fiber optic for internet / streaming !!!!
need ice cream machine
kegerator
govt has endless $$$$$$$$$$$ no need to rent
Great. I can’t afford a backup generator for my home, but the prisoners get one.
Oh they get everything !!! Only in America !!!!!
maybe they should make the people responsible for the over heating to pay for it