Kandiyohi County elected officials and leaders air grievances over broadband issues

Kandiyohi County elected officials and leaders air grievances over broadband issues

November 28, 2022

Kandiyohi County elected officials and leaders air grievances over broadband issues

KANDIYOHI COUNTY — Frustrations about broadband boiled over recently during a meeting of the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission ‘s joint powers board.

Frustrations were also shared during a recent roundtable discussion in Willmar with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon.

The EDC wants to see fiber across the county, providing equal access to all residents, and the EDC’s broadband committee has been working on the issue for a couple of decades, according to Business Development Manager Sarah Swedburg.

The EDC is currently working with cooperatives from neighboring counties to build out the broadband network in order to get fiber to homes everywhere. Two major projects the broadband committee was able to secure will have ribbon-cutting ceremonies in December, according to EDC Executive Director Aaron Backman.

Read the full article by the West Central Tribune.

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