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Blackford County commissioners approve broadband contract, accept state grant and award highway bids
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Blackford County Board of Commissioners approved a broadband contract to run conduit and fiber to county towers, accepted a $686,973.84 Community Crossing matching grant, authorized $10,000 in ADA compliance work, and approved several highway and asphalt vendor awards and routine claims.
The Blackford County Board of Commissioners approved a package of infrastructure and procurement actions at a regular meeting, including authorizing a broadband contract to place conduit and fiber to county tower sites, accepting a $686,973.84 Community Crossing matching grant and moving ahead with a related small-structure construction contract, and approving highway and asphalt vendor awards.
An economic development representative recommended moving forward with the broadband contract and asked the board to approve a scope to install conduit at two to three tower locations, place one communications cabinet and provide a generator pad and propane generator at one site. "I would recommend that we move forward to approve that," the economic development representative said…
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