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Commissioners hear update on broadband funding leads, project oversight and budget preview

Cheshire County Commissioners · October 23, 2024
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Summary

County leaders described outreach to state contacts for broadband funding, noted $2 million in county funds committed to a last-mile broadband project, and previewed a tight upcoming budget review with department requests substantially above 2024 levels.

An unidentified speaker told commissioners he had spoken with Chase Hagman, a former Dover deputy director now at a state economic bureau, who flagged potential funding leads for broadband and other county projects. The presenter said the state received $144,000,000 for last-mile Internet funding and that leftover funds may still be available for local projects.

The speaker said the county already has about $2,000,000 set aside for a…

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