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Aurora committee requests detailed update on OnLight fiber network, possible city exposure
Summary
City chief of staff told the finance committee she will provide a written status update in the first quarter of next year after aldermen raised questions about OnLight's finances, insurance and a 2015 master service agreement that may cap the city's guarantee.
Aurora finance committee members asked city staff on Tuesday for a written status update in the first quarter of 2026 on the municipality's contracts and financial exposure tied to OnLight, the city's long‑running community fiber initiative.
The committee’s inquiry followed a sustained line of questioning about the amount of debt associated with OnLight, whether the company is carrying required insurance and whether the city could be on the hook for obligations under a master services agreement. "If online chooses, that board chooses to dissolve, we can get back the asset, which is the fiber, and we can assume the whole debt," Shannon Cameron, the city’s chief of staff, told the committee, adding that staff would gather…
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