County staff report grant training, broadband fiber work and NYSEG rate-case advocacy; milfoil removal at training pond underway
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Summary
Planning and grants staff reported training for project planning and grant management, noted visible broadband fiber installation in parts of Fremont, and described continued county review and advocacy related to the NYSEG rate case. Staff also described work to address Eurasian milfoil at the county emergency services training center pond.
County planning and grants staff updated the Legislature on several operational items including grant training, broadband construction, utility-rate advocacy and an invasive-plant response.
Staff said they rolled out project-planning and grant-management training to an additional 23 county staff to improve grant readiness and responsiveness to federal funding directives. They also described ongoing monitoring of the NYSEG rate case and said a county letter requested opposition to the rate filing, sought an additional public hearing and asked for targeted infrastructure investment in Sullivan County; staff reported identifying nine NYSEG initiatives affecting the county, including circuit-breaker replacement and tree-clearing work.
Members noted visible broadband construction: a presenter's remark described fiber installation along County Route 93 in Fremont and confirmed the county’s infrastructure contractor was actively pulling fiber in remote areas as part of a previously discussed 18-month plan.
Staff also reported that county personnel were collaborating with the Division of Public Safety to address an infestation of Eurasian milfoil at the county emergency services training center pond so the facility remains usable for training.
No formal vote was taken on these operational updates during the meeting.