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Makanda president: informational WK&T fiber meeting drew about 20 residents; county event planned
Summary
President Tina Shingleton reported about 20 residents attended a Sept. 24 informational meeting with Western Kentucky & Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative on proposed fiber build plans; WK&T representatives plan a second Jackson County event in late October or early November.
Russ Kramer asked the board whether there were updates on the Western Kentucky and Tennessee fiber‑optics project. President Tina Shingleton said an informational meeting about the project drew roughly 20 residents on Sept. 24 and included about eight representatives from WK&T who answered questions.
Shingleton described the meeting as informational and said the proposed deployment would run fiber on poles or bury lines underground depending on site conditions and landowner permission. She said WK&T is planning a second meeting in Jackson County targeted for the last week of October or the first week of November.
The presentation at the board meeting did not include binding commitments or timelines for construction; it was described as an introduction to the cooperative’s proposed plans and a forum for residents to ask questions.
