Scout Hall repairs delayed; town awarded $70,000 digital equity grant to equip public facilities

Town officials told TCTV that repairs to Scout Hall, damaged by a June lightning strike, are delayed because a call for bids is awaiting action by the new town administrator. TCTV reported that Scout Hall has been offline since early June and that the facility’s internet modem was destroyed in the lightning incident; the segment states that Comcast’s modem failed and that the hosts blamed improper grounding by the provider for the hardware failure. The transcript attributes those claims to the TCTV hosts; it does not include technical or vendor confirmation in the excerpt. Separately, the town has been awarded a $70,000 digital equity grant intended to help residents connect to broadband services, improve digital literacy and equip town hall, the Boynton Public Library and the senior community center with improved Wi‑Fi. TCTV said the station needs workspace at Scout Hall to fulfill the grant’s work on digital equity and digital literacy. TCTV said a call for bids for Scout Hall repairs is pending and that the new town administrator will need to process that procurement. The transcript does not include a procurement timeline, bid specifications, or a procurement vote by the select board; those details were not specified and will require follow-up with town administration. The transcript records the hosts’ statement that Comcast quoted a price for providing cable/broadband service to four remaining residences that lack high-speed service and that Mass Broadband data appeared to contradict TCTV’s claims; TCTV said it has inquired of both Comcast and Mass Broadband about the conflicting data. These broadband issues are the subject of separate follow-up reporting and are not resolved within the excerpt. The transcript does not include a formal action to authorize repair contracts, nor does it specify the grant’s administering office, application conditions, or a timeline for disbursement.