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County hears update on Mount Roberts broadband project; contractor cashflow problems led to handoff plan
Summary
County staff said budgetary and investor issues stalled a state‑funded broadband contractor and that remaining construction will be transferred to Citizens Broadband to finish service in unserved areas.
County staff briefed the Board of Supervisors on progress and recent problems with the Mount Roberts broadband project, which staff said was awarded roughly $65 million in state funding. The project manager told the board the build initially progressed quickly, but months of falling invoice submissions signaled budgetary trouble. The manager said an investor group for the original contractor “did not get approval early on in the year to be able to continue with this,” and the contractor subsequently stopped…
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