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ErieNet dark-fiber build and Greenlight residential plans move forward; town debates switching from Zoom to Teams
Summary
Town tech representatives said ErieNet’s municipal backbone work is underway with pole replacements and permits expected to allow municipal connections late this year; Greenlight’s residential rollout awaits backbone completion. Members also discussed migrating meetings from Zoom to Microsoft Teams for storage and transcription efficiency.
Technology and broadband updates were presented: ErieNet is advancing a dark-fiber backbone connecting town facilities, and pole work and permits could delay certain builds until late autumn. S9 reported ErieNet has secured pole positions for the municipal backbone and that once those are in place Greenlight can accelerate residential fiber rollouts.
In parallel, committee members discussed moving the town’s committee meetings from Zoom to Microsoft Teams to centralize file storage and take advantage of integrated transcription for minutes. The tech update emphasized coordination on permits and pole ownership as the current gating items for faster residential deployment.
