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Firefly seeks lease of Yancey Community Center site for fiber communications hut; board to advertise Dec. 11 and hold public hearing Jan. 15

3139246 · April 28, 2025
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Firefly has requested a lease of a portion of county-owned property near the Yancey Community Center to install a small fiber communications hut; the Board of Supervisors will be asked to authorize advertisement Dec. 11 and hold a public hearing Jan. 15.

Firefly has requested a lease of a portion of county-owned property near the Yancey Community Center to install a small fiber communications hut, authority staff told the Albemarle County Broadband Authority.

Staff described the proposed structure as a small, windowless enclosure with air conditioning, a generator, backup batteries and utility power to serve fiber equipment. Because the property is county-owned, the lease requires Board of Supervisors approval; staff said the board will consider an item to authorize advertisement on Dec. 11 and then hold a public hearing on Jan. 15 where members of the public may comment.

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