Charlemont has received bids for the Network Equipment Enclosure located in the town hall.
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The town of Rowe fiber to the home network has begun serving customers! Over 75% of the town’s residents have pre-subscribed for service, according to WiredWest.
Comments closedThe bid deadline has been extended to July 12, 2019, at 2 PM for the construction of the Charlemont Municipal Fiber Network Network Equipment Enclosure in the basement of the town hall. Construction of the room includes the HVAC work and electrical work. A site visit is required. Please reach out to schedule a time. Local firms are encouraged to apply!
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Charlemont Municipal Fiber Network, Selectboard Status Report, June 29, 2019
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Project schedule still has considerable uncertainty, but hoping to be operational by the end of 2020. Project is on budget, $184,714.22 has been expended to date out of the state grant funds, essentially unchanged since April. We continue to focus mainly on four areas of the project: utility make-ready work, finalizing critical aspects of the plan for the distribution network, construction of the network hub room in the town hall basement and make-ready on the exterior of the town hall. We applied for the USDA Reconnect grant/loan and have created a website for “Charlemont Connect” to begin to engage with residents to provide information and drive sign-ups.
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Members of the broadband committee spent an intense few weeks of volunteer time preparing the three hundred page USDA ReConnect grant for the town of Charlemont and submitted it just under the wire on 6/21/2019 at 8:16 PM. We have applied for a 1 million dollar loan at a rate lower than any of the financing options we have been exploring, which unlocks a matching grant of 1 million dollars to fund our municipal fiber to the home network. Although it remains a long-shot, Charlemont’s submission made them one of only 19% of organizations to complete the application process!
Comments closedCharlemont Municipal Fiber Network, Selectboard Status Report, May 26, 2019
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Project schedule still has considerable uncertainty, but hoping to be operational by the end of 2020.
Project is on budget, $184,386.10 has been expended to date out of the state grant funds, essentially unchanged since April. We continue to focus mainly on four areas of the project: utility make-ready work, finalizing critical aspects of the plan for the distribution network, construction of the network hub room in the town hall basement and make-ready on the exterior of the town hall. We have created a website for “Charlemont Connect” to begin to engage with residents to provide information and drive sign-ups.
Comments closedThe heart of the Charlemont Municipal Fiber Network will be the Network Equipment Enclosure in the basement of the town hall. Bids are being sought now for construction of the room including the HVAC work and the electrical work. There is a mandatory pre-bid meeting on June 11 at 10 am at the town hall for all interested contractors. Local firms are encouraged to apply!
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Charlemont is looking at the viability of a federal grant to support our municipal broadband network.
Comments closedCharlemont Municipal Fiber Network, Selectboard Status Report, April 15, 2019
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Project schedule still has considerable uncertainty, but hoping to be operational by the end of 2020.
Project is on budget, $184,211.85 has been expended to date out of the state grant funds.
We are currently focusing mainly on three areas of the project: utility make-ready work, finalizing critical aspects of the plan for the distribution network and construction of the network hub room in the town hall basement.
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