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Council approves five-year abatement to support rural broadband build by SURF/CERF
Summary
The Whitley County Council unanimously approved Resolution 2026-01 to authorize a five-year property-tax abatement as an incentive for SURF/CERF’s BEAD-era rural broadband project, which proponents said will invest roughly $7.4 million to connect about 2,400 locations in the county; staff will refine the S B 1 and equipment assessment details before final assessed-value filings.
Whitley County approved a five-year property-tax abatement (Resolution 2026-01) on Jan. 6 to incentivize a BEAD-era rural broadband build proposed by SURF/CERF.
Dale Book, representing Whitley County Economic Development, introduced the project and said the county’s earlier broadband work and outreach helped make Whitley attractive to providers. SURF representative Steve…
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