With the $559,000 returning to the uncommitted ARPA pot, commissioners now have north of $1 million to spend. It’s very disappointing to me that in 2023, 70 percent of our residents don’t have good high-speed Internet.” We need broadband in our county - I’ve been talking about it for 20 years. “The problem always is there are more asks than there is cash to pay for them, but we’re not going to give up. “It’s disappointing, especially as (they) talked to the state and it sounded very promising,” Commissioner Tony Morelli said. The ARC, however, said it received 181 applications for projects totaling more than $169 million–much more than the available funding. Supporters had insisted the project aligned with the county’s Broadband Network Plan to “extend last mile service to unserved areas with a population density capable of maintaining long-term financial sustainability, avoiding existing state and federal awards and not overlap existing ISP territories.” Total cost of the extension is projected at $3.55 million, with the Internet service provider expected to cover $490,000 of the cost.
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