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Harpers Creek resident urges council to address unreliable internet access that she says affects work and medical reporting
Summary
Martha Walls told the Harpersville council that more than half of Harpers Creek lacks reliable 5G internet; she said poor connectivity cost her work-from-home opportunities and prevented a breathing machine from sending reports to her doctor, and she asked the town for help.
During the public-comment period of the Feb. 2 Harpersville Town Council meeting, resident Martha Walls urged the council to help expand reliable internet service to Harpers Creek, saying more than half of the community lacks access to 5G.
Walls said the lack of reliable service has forced her to pass on work-from-home job opportunities and that her breathing machine is "unable to connect to send required reports to her doctor." She requested the council’s assistance in helping the rest of the community gain access to reliable internet service.
Mayor Theoangelo Perkins responded that he agreed the issue should have been addressed sooner and said the town is "currently working with the engineer and developer in hopes of providing internet service to the remainder of the community." The meeting minutes do not specify the engineer or developer, timelines, funding sources or technical approach.
No formal action, funding commitment or timetable for remediation was recorded in the minutes; the mayor’s remarks indicate staff-level steps are underway but offer no specific schedule.
