Hanover superintendent says town fiber project entering Phase 1 connecting schools and public safety sites
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Superintendent Farren reported that a regional fiber project will connect town buildings and schools to improve bandwidth and public-safety communications. Phase 1 will link Hanover schools, town hall, fire and police and a water tank; total project cost near $400,000 with substantial grant and partner support.
Superintendent Farren updated the committee that a regional municipal fiber project is moving into Phase 1, which will link Hanover’s municipal buildings and schools with increased bandwidth and redundancy intended primarily to improve public-safety communications.
Farren said the overall project price tag is “almost $400,000” and that Hanover’s share is “a low, low price of $15,000,” with a roughly $200,000 community grant and additional contributions from a regional partner (“The Rock”/ROC) covering much of the remaining cost. Phase 1 will connect Hanover High School, Hanover Middle School, Center School, Cedar, Salmon, Sylvester, Town Hall, fire and police, and the Constitution Way water tank. The superintendent said the fiber will connect regionally through Duxbury and Pembroke to link networks to the regional center.
School and town technology staff were credited for securing grants and coordinating the work; the project’s first connections are expected to be turned on “very soon,” according to the superintendent. Committee members thanked the administration and public-safety partners and noted the connectivity benefits for districts’ bandwidth and municipal services. No formal action was taken; the item was provided as an operational update.