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EDA presses staff on aging utility boxes, telecom maintenance and unanswered broadband funds
Summary
Board members raised infrastructure concerns — aging telecom utility boxes and unclear use of COVID-era broadband funds — and directed staff to request utility maps from providers and report back on where the broadband money went.
EDA members spent an extended portion of the meeting pressing staff and each other about local telecom infrastructure, the appearance and safety of damaged utility boxes, and the disposition of COVID-related broadband funding.
What was discussed: Members said many utility boxes are rusted, uncovered or cosmetically failing and argued that when those boxes are not maintained they can lead to degraded service (twisted-pair copper deterioration). Several EDA members said the city…
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