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Council approves Connect Wilmar marketing contracts, agrees to pay outstanding engineering invoices
Summary
The Willmar council approved two marketing/branding contracts to support the Connect Wilmar fiber project and voted to pay outstanding Bolton & Menk engineering invoices while staff verifies contract status and next steps.
Willmar — The City Council on Aug. 15 approved two supplemental agreements to support the Connect Wilmar fiber project’s community engagement and marketing work and authorized payment of outstanding engineering invoices to Bolton & Menk.
The broadband committee recommended two proposals: Hometown Fiber for community engagement and outreach and Replace for branding and marketing. Dave Susser, a broadband committee member, told the council the next steps must include community engagement and branding to build a subscription base; he said, “If we don’t engage the community, this project will not…
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