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Broadband gaps and sewer capacity highlighted in Cusseta–Chattahoochee County plan
Summary
The plan documents broadband grant activity and remaining unserved locations while flagging limited water/sewer capacity in parts of the county; it lists grant recipients and planned capital projects and recommends pursuing multiple funding sources to close service gaps.
The Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County’s comprehensive plan update details broadband availability and remaining infrastructure constraints and recommends continued pursuit of federal and state grant funding to close gaps.
Regarding broadband, the plan cites state and federal initiatives (the ACE Act, the Georgia Broadband Deployment Initiative and FCC data) and reports 1,174 locations with fixed broadband service, 1,011 locations encumbered by grant commitments, and 118 remaining unserved locations. Named grant recipients in the plan include Charter Fiberlink/Spectrum, Flint Electric/Conexon Connect and Public Service Telephone Company; the plan notes that some listed locations remain below the state speed benchmark.
On water and sewer, the plan states that most community facilities can meet projected demand for 15–20 years but flags water distribution problems that give existing capacity an estimated 6–10 years of service life without distribution fixes. The plan records that a sewer system will be needed to support additional growth and that there is an agreement with Fort Benning and the City of Columbus to tie into regional sewer infrastructure when funding is secured.
The community work program includes phased water distribution system updates, a planning/engineering entry for Broad Street sewer upgrades (2025: planning and engineering done; grant applied for) and multiple grant‑dependent projects for trails and sewer expansion. The plan recommends that the county position itself to take advantage of BEAD, USDA, ARPA and other federal/state broadband and infrastructure funding opportunities.
