Broadband nearing countywide coverage; Soil & Water cites large Bay-runoff reductions
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Summary
The Lancaster Broadband Authority said the build will cover roughly 892 homes and proposed a reduced county funding request as the project moves to cleanup; the Northern Neck Soil and Water Conservation District reported living-shoreline projects, large household hazardous-waste collections and regional agricultural cost-share funding.
Keith Kidd (Broadband Authority) told the board the broadband project will pass approximately 892 homes in Lancaster County this year and that the authority is asking for roughly half of prior county funding levels because the work is moving into cleanup and closeout. Kidd warned there may be device removals and other wrap-up work and left a small legal-fee buffer in the request.
Kelly Brand and Northern Neck Soil & Water staff highlighted conservation activity in Lancaster County, saying more than 30,000 acres participated in best-management practices this year, ten living-shoreline projects totaling over $200,000 were implemented in Lancaster, and a recent household hazardous-waste event collected roughly 24,000 pounds. Staff also noted $9.7 million in agricultural cost-share approved for the Northern Neck region this year.
Board members accepted the reports and had no substantive objections; broadband funding was presented as reduced in part because the program will have moved into a different operating phase by the time of the FY27 budget.
