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City hears draft SandyNet master plan calling for depreciation savings, a second data center and modest rate changes
Summary
Consultants presented a draft SandyNet master plan recommending a depreciation reserve (~$550,000/year), a one‑time telecom data center (~$500,000), incremental staff hires and pricing changes to raise average revenue per user by $12 to sustain service and support expansion.
The City of Sandy heard a draft SandyNet master plan that urges the city‑owned Internet service to formalize reserve funding and modestly adjust pricing to sustain long‑term operations. Greg (SandyNet staff) introduced the plan and Ali, who leads the broadband consulting team at Global Education Strategies Inc., walked council through financial, operational and deployment recommendations.
Ali said the plan shows SandyNet is “an incredible asset to the Sandy community” but warned the utility must budget for replacement of network equipment. “We’re recommending that SandyNet better account for the depreciation…
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