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Board approves notice to start Title 3 public comment period for broadband project; commissioners ask for financial details
Summary
The board approved starting a 45-day public-comment period required under Title 3 to pursue Title 3 funds for a proposed Columbia County broadband network; staff said the project estimate is roughly $33 million and flagged financing and letter-of-credit costs that will require additional county decisions.
On April 30 county staff asked the Board of County Commissioners to authorize public notices to begin a 45-day comment period under Title 3 (Secure Rural Schools) guidance so Columbia County can pursue using Title 3 funds for a broadband project.
Holly Miller and other county staff explained that Congress' recent reauthorization added a broadband category to Title 3, which allows certain rural counties to apply funds for projects that benefit schools or serviceable locations. Staff told the board that the county's preliminary…
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