[TrunkCom] MPSCS having cites in ajacent states to Michigan?

[Mark Meece]

Jeff Kenyon wrote:

>Hi everyone, I have noticed that with the states of Ohio and Colorado with
>their state wide systems that they have cites in neighboring states that I
>would assume are on the boarders, and I was just wondering if this is
>something that will be planned for Michigan at some point in the future?
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Speaking for Ohio MARCS the reason there are tower sites in neighboring 
states is
mainly because of surrounding terrain/coverage issues. The out of state 
Ohio MARCS sites
are in Kentucky and West Virginia across the Ohio River. Those sites 
"look into" Ohio rather
then putting sites at lower elevation on the Ohio side of the river 
because of the hilly terrain of
the foothills of the Appalachians.  I would guess that Colorado faces 
the same situation with the
Rocky Mountains. I don't believe Michigan faces any terrain issues. such 
as these.
So they would not not have a need for sites in neighboring states.
They certainly don't on the southern borders with Indiana and Ohio, that 
is flat terrain.
I don't know about the Upper Peninsula part of the state.