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Dale Klemme asks Wauzeka-Steuben board for letter backing NEIT broadband plan to reach 1,580 locations
Summary
Dale Klemme asked the Wauzeka-Steuben School Board to send a letter of support for Northeast Iowa TelephoneCompany's $22.5 million plan to bring broadband to roughly 1,580 locations, a project he said could begin in June and finish by 2027.
Dale Klemme asked the School District of Wauzeka-Steuben Board of Trustees on Dec. 16 to provide a letter of support for Northeast Iowa Telephone's (NEIT) broadband application aimed at reaching underserved locations in eastern Wauzeka and Seneca.
Klemme said NEIT's plan would serve about 1,580 locations at an estimated cost of $22.5 million and that he is working to "access some of the $1.2 billion provided to Wisconsin for Broadband," adding that "the project could be realized in June and be finished by 2027." The board received the presentation during the New Business segment and did not take a formal vote on the request that night.
Board members heard Klemme outline difficulties providers face in delivering last-mile broadband service and that initial conversations with a local provider, Vernon Communication, were unfruitful before contacting NEIT. The board did not announce a timeline for preparing or sending a support letter.
Klemme's presentation was listed under New Business and the board moved that agenda item forward before approving the consent agenda. No public comment was recorded on the broadband request.
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