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Commissioners take broadband RFP under advisement; Teays River reimbursement agreement reviewed

Blackford County Board of Commissioners · August 18, 2025
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Summary

BCEDC Director Warren Brown presented a broadband tower RFP that the commissioners took under advisement to the next meeting; a reimbursement agreement with Teays River Wind Farm, LLC was presented and left for further consideration.

Warren Brown, director of the Blackford County Economic Development Corporation, presented a request for proposals for broadband towers and a reimbursement agreement with Teays River Wind Farm, LLC. Commissioner John Lancaster moved to take the RFP under advisement until the next meeting; the motion passed 2-0. The county did not act on the Teays River reimbursement agreement during the session and said it would consider the document further.

Brown framed the RFP as part of ongoing efforts to expand broadband infrastructure countywide. No vote was recorded on the reimbursement agreement; the board listed it for consideration at a later meeting. Commissioners did not specify funding sources or contract terms in the Aug. 18 discussion.