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Council approves up to $15,000 for fiber replacement after staff warns network near failure
Summary
Town administrators told council the municipality’s fiber link between Town Hall and Doko Manor is over capacity and near failure; council approved up to $15,000 from contingency to replace the line and accommodate additional cameras and bandwidth.
Council approved an allocation of up to $15,000 to replace aging fiber that connects Town Hall and Doko Manor after the town administrator said current capacity is exceeded and prevents adding cameras and other systems.
Town Administrator Ed Driggers said the town’s existing fiber connection is undersized for current bandwidth requirements and near failure. He presented a vendor quote and requested an appropriation from contingency to the repairs and maintenance account to cover the $12,500 invoice and an additional margin for possible change orders, asking council to authorize an amount not to exceed $15,000.
Council members asked whether the work would eliminate the capacity problem and whether the project was an overlay or a full replacement. Driggers said the vendor would remove the old line and install a new, larger line and upgrade some terminal boxes. He explained the town’s procurement policy exempts certain technology purchases from the typical competitive‑quote process.
A motion to approve the internet and fiber replacement in an amount not to exceed $15,000 carried by voice vote.
