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Bluegrass AD briefs Franklin County on BEAD timeline and what local officials can do
Summary
Shane New of the Bluegrass Area Development District told the fiscal court that BEAD scoring strongly favors serviceable locations and affordability while offering only 7 points for local coordination; he urged counties to prepare for ISP outreach and possible contractual assurances to secure service in hard‑to‑reach areas.
Shane New, deputy director at the Bluegrass Area Development District, told the Franklin County Fiscal Court on Oct. 16 that the federal‑state BEAD rollout is entering a phase where internet service providers (ISPs), not counties, will largely shape grant applications and project proposals. “There’s only 7 points set aside for local coordination,” New said, explaining that the state’s scoring card weights serviceable locations and affordability far higher than local cash contributions or promises of support.
New outlined the BEAD scorecard elements the court should expect to see during applications: 35 points tied to the number of serviceable locations and cost per pass, 30 points for affordability metrics, and a separate set of factors (including fair labor standards) that follow.…
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