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Council approves applying for state broadband grant to fund mobile Wi‑Fi trailer
Lenoir City Council · January 13, 2026
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Summary
Council voted to make the city eligible as a 'broadband‑ready community' so LCUB can apply for a Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development grant (up to $100,000) to buy a trailer with equipment that would provide free Wi‑Fi at events or during emergencies.
The council approved bringing forward an ordinance to designate the city as a broadband‑ready community to make LCUB (the utility board) eligible for a grant through the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Jack Qualls, identified in the transcript as the economic development…
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