Consolidated Communications has proposed building a 1 Gbps fiber broadband network to connect every home and residence in Gilsum. This would be funded by a bond that CCI would pay. Find out the details – and attend the public hearing on January 25 at the school. You can attend by zoom following link on this page https://gilsum.org/notice-of-public-bond-hearing/ The Select Board needs to hear your opinion on this proposal to determine whether to put it on the March ballot. If this is important to you, please attend!
Here are some questions posed and answers about this proposal.
A link to a narrated video of the presentation:
https://youtu.be/4PwxEgtFkKc
If you prefer, you can step through the presentation slides here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SSlqbJT39IUc3UB96PvfDzq1XRWlsv_cOThFueeZIdk/edit?usp=sharing
Here is a link to the previous presentation, which offers an overview of the Broadband Advisory Committee’s work and the proposal.
https://youtu.be/-6xBYY3GuXA