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County reports progress on broadband, water and sewer projects; phase 2 broadband targets ~900 addresses
Summary
Rockingham County staff said broadband phase 1 is complete, phase 2 (state-managed) covers roughly 900 addresses with an October 2026 target, and several water, sewer and landfill projects are underway or delayed by equipment backorders.
County staff updated commissioners on multiple infrastructure projects, saying broadband, water and sewer work and landfill planning are moving in parallel across the county.
Broadband: Assistant County Manager Derek Southern said broadband Phase 1 is complete except for a small subset of addresses tied to a vendor dispute; Phase 2 is in permitting with the state and aims to serve roughly 900 addresses and target an October 2026 completion. Phase 3 is in the bid process; Southern said roughly $5.5 million is committed between local, state and private sources for Phase 3 and that…
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