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Highlands County official: natural gas costly to extend; broadband funding opportunities exist for Lake Placid
Summary
A Highlands County economic development official told the Lake Placid Local Planning Agency that bringing natural gas to a proposed industrial site would require major investment, while public and private broadband funding sources and maps could guide future fiber deployment.
Sarah Beth Murphy, a representative of the Highlands County Economic Development Office, told the Town of Lake Placid Local Planning Agency on an informational agenda item that extending natural gas to a roughly 370-acre development area north of State Road 70 would be expensive and likely need outside financial assistance.
Murphy said the county’s 2022 site‑readiness study with Duke Energy showed natural gas lines are more than 10 miles away, “so that would definitely require a significant investment within the town of Lake Placid,” and would likely need a major grant such as an Economic Development Administration award. She added that natural gas tends to attract heavier industrial users and cautioned that Lake Placid’s…
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