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Wilson County tax assessor asks court to fund fiber hookup to courthouse office
Summary
The county tax assessor requested the court pay up to $5,800 to bore a Frontier fiber line from B Street into her office, citing past strand failures and the benefit of six available fiber strands for county use. Commissioners asked for invoice verification before payment.
The Wilson County tax assessor asked the commissioners court to approve payment to run a Frontier fiber line from B Street into her office, saying the upgrade would provide higher-speed service and extra fiber capacity the assessor’s office could use.
The assessor told the court the State is upgrading internet service and Frontier will install fiber along B Street; the planned drop into the assessor’s building would provide six strands and the assessor said the county could use the additional strands for tax-office systems. She said a prior stranded fiber caused her office network to fail, and the new run would reduce that risk.
Why it matters: county offices that depend on reliable connections for tax and public records can be impaired by single‑strand outages. The assessor argued a dedicated connection would protect county functions and that local IT staff could use the spare strands for other county assets.
Details and procedure: the assessor reported soliciting four vendors; only one responded with a $5,800 quote to bore the conduit under her driveway. County staff (identified in the record as Jason and Colton) confirmed prior outages and helped diagnose the prior failure. Court members asked that any payment be drawn from contingency or non‑departmental reserves and that the county verify whether the quote will be adjusted before issuing payment.
Next steps: commissioners requested Miss Stafford confirm whether the vendor will issue a revised invoice reflecting an amended contract rate before the county issues payment. The court did not record a completed vote on a funding disbursement at the time of the discussion.
