Danek Excavating has completed the exterior work at the Goodnow Town Hall. WG&E and the town of Charlemont have inspected the work. The sidewalk will…
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Danek Excavating installed the fiber vault and the conduit path from the utility poles on the east and west sides of the town hall through to the Network Equipment Enclosure (NEE) space in the basement!
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With the receipt of the final National Grid invoice, Charlemont has filed an application for an advance from the EOHED Last-Mile Contingency Fund for approximately $438,000.
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Designs for an underground distribution network, which follow the path of the existing electric service, have been approved by the Select Board for Heath Stage Terrace and portions of Hawk Hill Rd.
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The Charlemont Highway Department assisted with the delivery of the materials that will be installed on the exterior of the Goodnow Town Hall, saving the town an estimated $600! The conduit and the fiber vault will be installed by Danek Excavating.
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Charlemont Municipal Fiber Network Selectboard Status Report October 21, 2019 Summary We have received estimated completion dates from National Grid and Verizon for completing the…
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In a visit to Western Mass on October 10, Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Polito announced an additional 5 million dollars in last-mile funding for the 21 towns building municipal fiber networks, as reported in MassLive.
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Because of the high annual cost of leasing aerial space spanning active railroad tracks, Charlemont is redesigning the crossing at the west end of Tower Road to cross at a public way. As part of this rerouting, we have applied to install eight new town-owned utility poles for the fiber along a section on the west end of Tower Road. This will result in substantial long-term savings for the town.
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The Town of Charlemont has selected Danek Excavation of Rowe to install exterior conduit and a fiber vault on the town hall grounds in preparation for the municipal fiber-optic network routes to the hub being built in the basement.
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The town received quotes from two bidders. Both of the quotes exceeded the estimated cost of the work through an intergovernmental agreement with Westfield Gas & Electric. As a result, the town decided to decline all of the quotes at this time.
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