County OKs initial support for contingency financing for SwiftCurrent Connect BEAD project, 12–6

May 18, 2026

Jackson County signaled support for considering up to about $5 million in contingency "last money in" financing for Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services DBA SwiftCurrent Connect’s BEAD fiber project; the resolution passed by roll call, 12 Aye and 6 No.

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Jackson County’s Board of Supervisors on May 18 approved a resolution expressing the board’s willingness to consider future contingency financing for Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services, doing business as SwiftCurrent Connect, a recipient of BEAD funding for a Fiber-to-the-Premises project. The resolution notes the county could consider "last money in" options contingent on future authorizations and that final details would require further resolutions and negotiations.

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