State Representative Haraz Ghanbari has announced that the Ohio Controlling Board approved $216,984 for a campus security upgrade at Owens Community College.

“This project funding approval is going to enhance Owens Community College’s safety and security systems, which is very important in our day and age with the advancement of our technology,” Rep. Ghanbari said.

The college plans to install a fiber loop that will assist with safety and security systems on the campus such as fire alarms, phones and cameras.

Completion of the project will ensure multiple paths of network device communications are available while minimizing critical network service disruptions, Rep. Ghanbari said.