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Denton trustees move on Allo franchise-fee contract and seek to reallocate Senator Fischer funds to lagoon repair
Summary
Trustees recorded a motion to approve a 5% franchise fee and contract with Allo Communications and discussed seeking Senator Fischer grant funds be reallocated from drinking water to wastewater to support lagoon repair; trustees also agreed to pursue an income survey to bolster a USDA funding package.
At the Feb. 3 meeting, the Village of Denton Board of Trustees recorded a motion to approve a 5% franchise fee with Allo Communications LLC and to enter into a contract with the company. The minutes record the motion (moved by Trustee Trent Wheatley and seconded by Trustee Amanda Fangmeier); a vote tally is not specified in the text of the minutes.
Village representative Blackledge described how applying funds from Senator Deb Fischer’s grant program to lagoon repair and expansion would complement a USDA funding package and improve the village’s chances for a broader loan or grant package. Trustees agreed by consensus to request that Senator Fischer’s funds be shifted from a drinking-water project to a wastewater project and to conduct a public income survey with the Nebraska Rural Water Association to support the USDA application.
What the board recorded: the minutes document the motion regarding the Allo franchise fee and the trustees’ consensus direction to pursue grant reallocation and an income survey. The minutes do not include a detailed vote record for the Allo motion; they do record motions as made by individual trustees where noted.
Next steps: staff were directed to pursue the income survey with the Nebraska Rural Water Association and to follow up on the Senator Fischer reallocation request as part of the village’s USDA funding strategy. The minutes do not specify a timeline for formal contract execution with Allo Communications.
