In Re: Broadband Initiative Update Report Mr. Pope addressed the of Supervisors and reported the following: VATI Grant Update The DHCD grant funds have been remitted to the County. Telpage has ordered all necessary equipment to implement the project. Once the equipment is delivered, installation of the equipment will begin. The project will be complete in December. 2018 VATI Grant Cycle DHCD has $1 million in grant funds available for the 2018 grant cycle to implement broadband deployment in partnership with private service providers across the Commonwealth. The funds can be used for providing financial assistance to supplement construction costs by private sector broadband service providers to extend service to areas that presently are un-served by any broadband providers. Staff consulted with Telpage and Comcast to see if either or both companies were interested in being a co-applicant with the County in an effort to extend their respective service areas. Comcast did not want to submit an application during this grant cycle. Staff has scheduled a meeting in November with Comcast in an effort to develop a strategy for extending the Comcast service area to areas throughout the County that are currently unserved by Comcast. is working with Telpage to submit an application for the Field Home Area” of the “Jackson County. The advertisement for the mandatory 30-day public comment period has been submitted to the newspaper. Once the comment period is over the application will be submitted to DHCD. 2018 Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission--Broadband Grant The VTRRC has grant funds available for mile” broadband extensions. Staff has been “last contacted by Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative to discuss the possibility of submitting a joint application to VTRRC that would allow broadband service to be extended throughout MEC’s service area within the County. Staff is awaiting MEC to schedule a kick off meeting. ---------- In Re: Resolution #18-40 - A Resolution Requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to Include Certain Segments of Route 620 (Radium Road) and Route 607 (Brunswick Road) Into the Secondary System of State Highways and to Abandon Certain Formerly Used Segments Mr. Pope addressed the Board of Supervisors stating the following resolution was requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to include Radium and Brunswick Road into the Secondary System of State Highways and to abandon former segments of Radium and
In Re: Broadband Initiative Update Report Mr. Pope addressed the of Supervisors and reported the following: VATI Grant Update The DHCD grant funds have been remitted to the County. Telpage has ordered all necessary equipment to implement the project. Once the equipment is delivered, installation of the equipment will begin. The project will be complete in December. 2018 VATI Grant Cycle DHCD has $1 million in grant funds available for the 2018 grant cycle to implement broadband deployment in partnership with private service providers across the Commonwealth. The funds can be used for providing financial assistance to supplement construction costs by private sector broadband service providers to extend service to areas that presently are un-served by any broadband providers. Staff consulted with Telpage and Comcast to see if either or both companies were interested in being a co-applicant with the County in an effort to extend their respective service areas. Comcast did not want to submit an application during this grant cycle. Staff has scheduled a meeting in November with Comcast in an effort to develop a strategy for extending the Comcast service area to areas throughout the County that are currently unserved by Comcast. is working with Telpage to submit an application for the “Jackson Field Home Area” of the County. The advertisement for the mandatory 30-day public comment period has been submitted to the newspaper. Once the comment period is over the application will be submitted to DHCD. 2018 Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission--Broadband Grant The VTRRC has grant funds available for “last mile” broadband extensions. Staff has been contacted by Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative to discuss the possibility of submitting a joint application to VTRRC that would allow broadband service to be extended throughout MEC’s service area within the County. Staff is awaiting MEC to schedule a kick off meeting. ---------- In Re: Resolution #18-40 - A Resolution Requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to Include Certain Segments of Route 620 (Radium Road) and Route 607 (Brunswick Road) Into the Secondary System of State Highways and to Abandon Certain Formerly Used Segments Mr. Pope addressed the Board of Supervisors stating the following resolution was requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to include Radium and Brunswick Road into the Secondary System of State Highways and to abandon former segments of Radium and
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