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Kearney approves United Fiber agreement to bring free downtown Wi‑Fi at no cost to city
Summary
The board approved Resolution No. 41‑2026 to permit United Fiber to install and operate wireless access points on two city‑owned buildings (Old Firehouse and City Hall) to provide free Smart Town Community Wi‑Fi downtown at no cost to the city.
Economic Development Director Carolyn Yatsook told the board United Fiber approached the city to install and operate wireless access points on two city‑owned buildings to bring its Smart Town Community Wi‑Fi program downtown. The minutes say the program would provide free, secure public Wi‑Fi and is intended to strengthen and activate downtown Kearney.
"This program would provide free, secure public Wi-Fi by installing and maintaining wireless access points on two City-owned buildings, the Old Firehouse and City Hall-which have been identified as optimal locations for coverage," the minutes record. The board voted unanimously to approve Resolution No. 41‑2026.
The resolution authorizes staff to proceed with the installation agreement; the minutes do not record the term of the agreement or technical specifications for coverage or bandwidth.
