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NIST grant approval clears path for Core Connect buildout; county to meet with Windstream on infrastructure
Summary
Commissioner (S2) said the NIST grant office gave final approval for the Core Connect project on March 6; stakeholders across ten counties will coordinate priority areas and the county's emergency management office scheduled a meeting with Windstream to discuss communications infrastructure.
Commissioner (S2) told the commission that on March 6 the NIST grant office gave final approval for the Core Connect grant and that stakeholders in the 10-county region will be contacted to discuss priority areas, municipal ordinances, material storage and buildout logistics. "On March 6, NIST finally, the grant office gave final approval," S2 said.
S2 also said the emergency management office has arranged a virtual meeting with Windstream to review communication infrastructure. Commissioners said contracts need final signatures and that the buildout stage will begin once scheduling and vendor coordination are complete.
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