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Macon County Commissioners vote 4-1 to commit $1.067 million in matching funds for state CAB broadband grant
Summary
After an update on several broadband grant streams, the Macon County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 to send a letter committing a roughly $1,067,000 local match (10%) and to use $396,425 in ARPA funds toward the match to compete for an $8 million CAB grant covering about 2,600 eligible locations.
The Macon County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 on March 12 to pursue the state Continuing Access to Broadband (CAB) grant and provide a county match estimated at $1,067,000, with $396,425 of that coming from available ARPA funds and the remaining $670,575 to be appropriated from the general fund balance.
Broadband consultant Jeff Lee briefed the board on progress with BalsamWest, which he said is about 50% complete, and described several funding streams, including Frontier GREAT, BalsamWest GREAT and the Charter RDOF subsidy. Lee…
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