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Board approves $25,000 grant to Fox Valley Data Exchange after debate over privacy, redundancy and long-term funding

Winnebago County Board of Supervisors · October 28, 2025

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Summary

Supervisors debated a $25,000 amendment to grant startup support to the Fox Valley Data Exchange (FVDE). Supporters said FVDE provides searchable, county-level public datasets that save staff time; skeptics raised earlier ARPA rejections, privacy concerns and overlap with public data and emerging AI tools. The board approved the grant.

Jason Schulis, executive director of the Fox Valley Data Exchange, asked the board to support a county grant that would help maintain a regional, public-facing dataset and dashboard used by public-health and planning staff.

Supporters said the exchange aggregates public data into a searchable format that saves…

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