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Board hears ARPA broadband update, easement challenges for Volo project and timeline for small-business grants
Summary
Staff updated the county board on American Rescue Plan broadband projects and small-business grant timelines: Volo’s rural broadband effort is delayed by incomplete easements, and a small-business program must show progress by mid-July or the county may consider alternatives.
County staff provided an update on ARPA-funded broadband projects and the county’s small-business program, reporting continuing work on an urban Housing Authority broadband project and delays for a rural expansion driven by unreturned easements.
Kathy (county staff) told the board that the Volo rural broadband project and the Housing Authority build remain underway; Volo expects construction to start in July but faces incomplete…
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