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2020.11.01 Select Board Update

2020.11.01 Select Board Update

Published November 1, 2020

Charlemont Municipal Fiber Network
Select Board Status Report
November 1, 2020

Summary
Verizon has now approved 14 licenses (out of 17), with just a few poles left on the other applications. This remains the main schedule driver. We will start the construction of the distribution network as soon as possible; our conservative estimate is April 1, 2021. We have completed all path preparation projects except Warner Hill Road, which should be complete in November. Construction of the network equipment room is complete; electronics could start being installed later this year. The project remains on budget. The first tranche of town borrowing for $500,000 is expected to close on November 10, 2020.

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Just Four Applications Remaining Incomplete

Just Four Applications Remaining Incomplete

Published October 26, 2020

Verizon make-ready continues to move forward with thirteen of seventeen applications returned as complete! The Charlemont Broadband Committee and the Charlemont Highway Department are working to remove identified barriers to completion in the remaining application areas.

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Verizon Returns Four More Completed Applications!

Verizon Returns Four More Completed Applications!

Published October 15, 2020

Verizon has now completed eleven of our seventeen make-ready applications! Once all our applications are returned, our partners, Westfield Gas & Electric (WG&E) will inspect the work and confirm that the utility poles are ready for our municipal fiber.

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Burke Electric Selected for Warner Hill Utility Pole Installations

Burke Electric Selected for Warner Hill Utility Pole Installations

Published October 11, 2020

Charlemont’s Highway Department dug some test holes that uncovered ledge at the proposed pole locations on Warner Hill Rd. Our partners, Westfield Gas & Electric (WG&E), selected Burke Electric because they have the experience and needed equipment for setting utility poles in areas with ledge.

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Charlemont Make-Ready Map

Charlemont Make-Ready Map

Published September 30, 2020

What do those completed Verizon make-ready applications mean in practice? And is the make-ready on my road completed yet? Trevor Mackie has created a visualization of Charlemont’s make-ready that will offer an at-a-glance status of each portion of town as we count down the remaining work needed to begin the distribution network.

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Verizon Completes Seven of Seventeen!

Verizon Completes Seven of Seventeen!

Published September 27, 2020

Charlemont has received notification from Verizon that seven of our seventeen applications are complete! When the remaining ten applications are returned and the make-ready work is inspected, the construction can begin on our distribution network.

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Verizon Completes an Additional Application!

Verizon truck near Zoar Outdoor, photo credit Valentine Reid

Verizon Completes an Additional Application!

Published September 19, 2020

Verizon has completed another make-ready application, bringing us to 5 of 17 complete! Charlemont’s municipal fiber timeline is largely defined by the completion of our Verizon make-ready. Each completed application brings Charlemont closer to the next phase of the project.

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Warner Hill Road Work Underway!

Warner Hill Road Work Underway!

Published September 16, 2020

Danek Excavating began work on the path preparation project for Warner Hill Rd! Conduit is being laid in a section of the road that will allow municipal fiber to bypass a difficult to maintain stretch of aerial utilities that comes in from the town of Heath.

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Verizon Make-Ready Shows Significant Progress!

Verizon Make-Ready Shows Significant Progress!

Published September 13, 2020

Because Verizon make-ready continues to define our overall project timeline, progress on this work directly impacts when Charlemont can begin to offer municipal fiber service. This week Verizon is reporting a big jump in the percentage complete on multiple applications.

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Warner Hill Road Poles Supported By Select Board and Residents

Warner Hill Road Poles Supported By Select Board and Residents

Published September 12, 2020

The underground utility path on Warner Hill Road is being modified with resident, Highway Superintendent, Broadband Committee, and Select Board support. Concerns about the originally designed fully underground solution are being addressed by adding two new utility poles. Danek Excavating is expected to complete the work in late summer and early fall.

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