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County staff recommends folding broadband objective into economic development to speed permitting and funding access
Summary
Nevada County staff told supervisors they have positioned the county to take advantage of federal and state broadband programs and recommended integrating the broadband objective into economic development to streamline permitting, advocacy and project readiness.
Nevada County officials on Jan. 28 laid out a multi-pronged broadband strategy and urged supervisors to move the county’s broadband objective under the economic development program to accelerate local projects.
At a board workshop, Landon Beard, the county’s chief information officer, described four strategic pillars — advocacy, project readiness, funding optimization and digital inclusion — and reviewed the federal and state funding landscape. Beard said recent allocations at the federal level and competitive programs at the California Public Utilities Commission create new opportunities for last‑mile projects in rural areas.
Beard said the county has won…
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