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County briefed on state broadband grant awards including Sussex/Warren project; award and match figures given
Summary
Commissioners heard an announcement that NJ BYE broadband grants will fund projects in several counties, including Sussex and Warren; transcript listed an award and match figures but did not provide full project details at the meeting.
The Sussex County commissioners were briefed on a state broadband grant program during the April 23 meeting. The New Jersey BYE (Broadband) grant awards were presented as supporting broadband infrastructure projects across multiple counties, including Atlantic, Burlington, Cumberland, Essex, Salem, Sussex and Warren.
The transcript notes that awardees were notified following a board meeting and that the program prioritized projects intended to bridge the digital divide in underserved and unserved communities. The remarks included numerical figures for Sussex and Warren: an award figure stated as $9,800,000 and a matching figure stated as $15,500,000, but the meeting did not provide documentation or project-level details at the dais and did not specify the recipient entity or exact project boundaries.
Commissioners acknowledged the announcement but did not vote on or approve county-level funding at the meeting.
Ending: Officials said more detail on recipients and project scope would be provided to affected municipalities as the grant program is finalized.
