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Union City adopts resolution to apply for Broadband Ready Community designation and appoint Erie Area COG as municipal champion
Summary
Union City Council unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing an application to the PBDA for Broadband Ready Community designation and appointed the Erie Area Council of Governments as the borough's municipal broadband champion; a prior public meeting had no attendees.
At a public meeting and subsequent council session on July 23, 2024, Union City Borough Council adopted a resolution authorizing application to the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) for Broadband Ready Community designation and appointed the Erie Area Council of Governments to serve as the borough’s municipal broadband champion. Councilor James Kerns moved the resolution and Councilor Melissa Winkler seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
A separate public meeting about broadband was held at 5:45 p.m. on the same day; the minutes record that no members of the public attended that meeting. The minutes do not specify next steps, application timeline, or budgetary implications for pursuing the designation.
