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Raeford authorizes manager to begin MOU talks with MetroNet for fiber expansion into Hoke County

City Council of the City of Raeford · March 1, 2026

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Summary

Council authorized the city manager and city attorney to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with MetroNet, which is building fiber in Fayetteville and planning to expand into Hoke County; the authorization directs staff to return a proposed MOU to council for approval.

At its Dec. 7 meeting, the Raeford City Council unanimously authorized City Manager Dennis Baxley and the city attorney to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with MetroNet, a communications provider franchised in North Carolina, to help expedite possible fiber broadband expansion into Hoke County.

Baxley told the council MetroNet is building a fiber broadband network in Fayetteville and plans to expand into Hoke County; he requested authorization for the manager and city attorney to develop an MOU to be brought back to the council for consideration. Councilman Charles Allen moved to authorize negotiations and Councilwoman Mary Neil King seconded; the motion carried unanimously.

The authorization does not itself create a binding agreement; it directs staff to negotiate terms and return a proposed MOU for council approval.