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Drain commissioner flags cash-bond permitting as barrier to rural broadband
Summary
Lapeer County's Drain Commissioner presented the 2025 annual report and warned the county's cash-bond requirement for drain permits has discouraged broadband providers from rural projects; the board received the report and discussed moving toward surety bonds to facilitate infrastructure investments.
Lapeer County's Drain Commissioner presented the county's 2025 annual report and urged the commission to consider changes to permitting financial guarantees that may be hindering broadband expansion in rural areas.
During the presentation, the Drain Commissioner described routine drain maintenance work, beaver-dam removals and the need to inventory drains countywide.…
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