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Hutchinson County court approves submission of fiber-optic grant application for library branches
Summary
The Hutchinson County Commissioners Court authorized submission of a grant application to run fiber to all three county library branches by partnering with Region 16 and Amarillo Area Foundation, and gave staff authority to finalize application edits and certifications before the deadline.
HUTCHINSON COUNTY, Texas — The Hutchinson County Commissioners Court voted to approve submission of a grant application to extend fiber-optic service to all three county library branches and authorized staff to make final edits and sign certification documents to meet the application deadline.
The court approved pursuing a TSLAC-related grant that would let the county “piggyback” on Region 16’s fiber project to bring high-speed connections to the library buildings. Nancy, a library staff member who led the presentation, told the court the grant request totals $250,000 to run fiber to the buildings, with an additional potential $100,000 available for equipment inside the buildings.
Why it matters: County libraries serve K–12 online students, English-language classes and other community programs…
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