ECI updates Jay County on broadband, OOR and radon testing funding questions

Aug 26, 2024

Bill Walters (ECI) updated the board on broadband projects (OOR, SS4A) and said contracts for OOR are expected so work can resume through winter and spring; Nate Kimball recommended delaying signing a radon contract until OCRA confirms additional grant coverage for testing costs.

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Bill Walters, executive director of the ECI Regional Planning District, briefed commissioners on broadband-related work affecting Jay County, including international development initiatives, the OOR program and Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) updates. Walters said he expects OOR contracts and project decisions by year‑end, with weather‑dependent work continuing through winter and into spring.

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