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Box Elder officials weigh roughly $870,000 in local match to finish broadband buildout
Summary
County staff told commissioners the state broadband grant has left a funding gap because of inflation; county and contractor representatives urged using economic-development reserves as a 25% match so the project can finish as scoped and keep communities eligible for future federal grants.
Box Elder County officials heard an update on the county's broadband grant and were asked to commit additional local matching funds to complete the build-out as originally planned.
Brian Carver, community development director for Bear River, said the county originally received about $5.6 million from a state broadband access grant, and that the state later reallocated roughly $1.6 million more, bringing the award to about $7.4 million. Work completed so far has passed about 1,000 of an estimated 2,800 homes and businesses in the…
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