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Board approves fiber run from Onalaska High School to well No. 9; city share cited around $56,000
Summary
The board approved extending city fiber to Well No. 9 to connect a new school maintenance facility; staff presented two similar city cost figures in the packet and motion. The project was described as a partnership with the school district and will be paid from capital improvements water fund balance.
The Onalaska Board of Public Works and Utilities approved extending the city's fiber optic network from Onalaska High School to well No. 9 to serve a new school district maintenance facility and provide connectivity to the municipal wellsite.
Staff member Jared Holter said the school district will build a maintenance facility behind well No. 9 and the project is a partnership to split the cost of running fiber to that location. "Our city cost will be $56,005.71," Holter said during the presentation; the motion presented at the meeting specified approval at a cost not to exceed $56,571.71.
Holter described additional anticipated benefits: eliminating an existing separate internet connection for the well building that staff estimated would save about $1,500 a year, and enabling security camera integration into the city network. "It would also allow us to install security cameras on that building that could be piped into the city system," Holter said. Staff proposed using capital improvements water fund balance to pay the city's share.
Mayor Smith moved to approve the fiber installation; the motion was seconded by Board member Steven Nott. The voice vote carried with no recorded opposition.
The staff packet included a route map for the fiber on pages 6–7; the board did not set a construction start date in the meeting notes. The board did not provide a detailed timeline for the camera installation or the exact split of costs with the school district beyond the stated city share.
