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Garden City renews three‑year internet and dark‑fiber contract, reducing monthly cost
Summary
The council approved a three‑year renewal with WOW Business to provide internet and dedicated dark fiber to city buildings, reducing monthly payments from $5,813 to $4,806 and saving roughly $1,000 per month; transcript contains an ambiguous line about total contract figures that staff said reflects partial fiscal‑year accounting.
The Garden City City Council voted 7–0 to renew a three‑year internet and dark‑fiber service agreement with WOW Business, a move staff said will lower the city's monthly bill and improve connectivity between municipal facilities.
Communications Director Zach King explained the contract provides two services: internet with dedicated IP addresses for VPN access and resident services, and dedicated dark fiber to link city buildings to a central server. King said the city negotiated a lower price, decreasing monthly payments from $5,813 to $4,806 (about $1,000 per month or roughly $12,000 per year in savings).
Mayor Pro Tem Dole moved to authorize the city manager or designee to sign the attached agreement with WOW Business for a three‑year renewal. The transcript shows a line reading, “in the amount of 100,073 $173,039.04,” which staff explained reflects that the contract will cover the remainder of the current fiscal year plus the next full years; staff clarified the timing reflects the contract start in February and partial fiscal‑year accounting.
Council approved the renewal without further change. Staff said they had compared potential switch costs with Comcast and AT&T and concluded that switching providers would have required prohibitively high start‑up expenses.
