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County relays CityNet fiber progress after resident inquiry; county says ARPA-funded builds put some areas ahead of state timeline
Summary
After a resident inquiry, the county reported CityNet confirmed fiber service availability at a specific address and said construction will proceed once state authorization is granted; county officials noted additional projects with Frontier and Comcast funded in part by ARPA dollars.
Morgantown, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Commission on April 16 relayed a progress update on a resident's request for fiber internet service: a CityNet representative told county staff that service will be available at the resident’s address and that construction will begin after the company receives state authorization.
Commissioner Sean Sikora summarized correspondence from a constituent, Michelle Shockley, who asked about CityNet fiber service near Goshen Road and I-79. Sikora said he contacted CityNet and that Melissa O'Brien, a CityNet sales contact, confirmed the company’s records show service will be available at the address and that the CityNet team will notify the resident once state authorization to begin construction is received. Sikora read the company reply to the commission and told the meeting that he relayed the response back to the constituent.
Sikora also told commissioners the county has active broadband projects with Frontier and three projects with Comcast, and said those efforts have been advanced in part with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars so some local builds are "a little bit ahead of the state" schedule for federal grant allocation.
The exchange was recorded as correspondence in the meeting minutes; no formal vote or expenditure was initiated at the session.
