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Commissioners approve county matches for two BEAD applications; staff recommended $4.5M for Plateau, $500K for TrueNet
Summary
The Santa Fe County Board approved county match funding to support two broadband applicants seeking federal BEAD grants, recommending $4.5 million for Plateau Telecommunications—9 project and $500,000 for TrueNet—9s Espanola-area proposal.
Santa Fe County commissioners voted to authorize budget authority and move forward with county match support for two broadband projects that plan to apply for federal BEAD funding.
Economic development and planning staff reviewed five applications received under the county—9s BEAD match notice of funding opportunity and recommended awards to two applicants. Plateau Telecommunications requested a county match of $14.2 million for a three-project-area proposal covering parts of the northern and eastern county; staff recommended budgeting $4.5 million as a county match and return later with a project participation agreement if the BEAD award is granted. Commissioners discussed the company—9s…
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