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Commissioners approve Brightspeed ARPA contract amendment, extend deadline to July 30, 2026

6497970 · October 22, 2025
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Henderson County approved Amendment No. 1 to its ARPA-funded contract with Brightspeed, extending the completion deadline to July 30, 2026, and adding monthly reporting requirements after permitting delays slowed work on the county’s eastern areas.

Henderson County Commissioners Court approved Amendment No. 1 to the county’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) broadband contract with Brightspeed, extending the contract completion date to July 30, 2026, and adding monthly reporting and other deliverables to improve project oversight.

The amendment was presented by county staff as a response to permitting delays that have slowed construction in the eastern portion of the county. County staff and a Brightspeed representative told the court that most progress…

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