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Yuma County details $35M‑plus broadband build and 34‑tower ag wireless plan
Summary
Deputy County Administrator Josh Scott updated supervisors on a three‑phase middle‑mile dark fiber project (nearly 169 miles planned) funded with county ARPA and a $10M ACA grant, and a $6M‑backed 34‑site agricultural wireless network to support autonomous equipment and water management.
Deputy County Administrator Josh Scott told the Yuma County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 18 that the county’s broadband program is moving forward with a three‑phase middle‑mile fiber build and a parallel agricultural wireless network.
Scott said the county has committed $18,700,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds and secured a $10,000,000 grant from the Arizona Commerce Authority for the fiber project, and estimated Phase 1 and Phase 2 together cost about $12,300,000. “This project entails installing dark fiber throughout the county with the express…
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