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Residents press county on broadband activation and meeting audio accessibility

Berrien County Board of Commissioners · November 7, 2025
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Summary

Residents asked when service will be activated in parts of the Sawyer/Chikaming area and raised complaints about the meeting sound system; Midwest Energy Communications said maps and construction updates are on its site and residents must sign up and pay a $100 hookup for service activation.

Residents used the meeting's public comment period to raise separate but civic issues: broadband activation in several rural areas and the public meeting's audio accessibility.

A commissioner relayed phone calls from residents around Sawyer, Chickaming and Weesaw who saw…

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