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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBC 2024-10-04Town of Dryden Broadband Committee Meeting Friday, October 4, 2024 – Via Zoom Approved Minutes Attendees Graham Dobson – Broadband Committee Tony Salerno – Broadband Committee Mark Wilson – Broadband Committee Arthur Sommer – Broadband Committee Jason Leifer – Town Board Dan Lamb – Town Board Tracy Monell – Gleamon Technology Ryan Garrison – HUNT EAS Kate Morseman – HUNT EAS Jeff Smith – Municipal Solutions Eric Beckhorn – Clarity Connect Dave Makar – Executive Director Amanda Anderson – Bookkeeper Cassie Byrnes – Confidential Secretary to the Town Supervisor Ray Burger – Planning Director Dave Makar called the meeting to order at 10:31am. Executive Summary – Dave Makar The Municipal Infrastructure Program (MIP) was awarded to 5 projects in the first phase, including the Dryden Fiber Project that serves the Town of Dryden and the Town of Caroline. • The Town of Dryden now has 8 customers who have signed up and have been installed since the award was granted on June 16th – these are the first 8 customers in New York State to be live with broadband with funds from the MIP program • Empire State Development approved our partnership, and we have received the Grant Disbursement Agreement We are now able to serve 939 parcels We now have 126 paying customers (+36 in September) We had 43 in-bound requests in September (25 were in the green zone) We have 11 installations in the queue as of October 1st Projection Results: • On August 1st, we projected to have over 100 customers live by the end of summer (9/21), and as of 9/30 we have 126 customers New Estimates: • 200 customers live by 12/31/24 • 262 customers live by 3/31/25 (break-even number) Dryden Fiber Municipal Infrastructure Project (MIP) – Dave Makar Our ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Program (MIP) Project was approved at the Empire State Development (ESD) Board of Directors meeting on 9/19/24 Timeline Summary – Dave Makar Customer Growth Projections: • 9/30/24 – 126 live customers • 12/31/24 – 200 live customers (on track to meet this projection) • 3/31/25 – 262 live customers (approximate break-even • 6/30/25 – 500 live customers • 12/31/25 – 1000 live customers Green Zone Projections: • 10/31/24 – All of the Village of Dryden and the Village of Freeville • 10/31/24 – Ithaca Estates (74 units); Pineridge (21 units) • 12/31/24 – Nearly all parcels north of Rt. 13 (currently yellow) • 6/30/25 – Remaining parcels north of Rt. 13 (currently blue) • 6/30/25 – Pathways south from Mount Pleasant to the Caroline Town Line • 9/1/25 – The 1st parcels in Caroline (Rt. 79 / Slaterville Road) become green • 12/31/26 – All current orange parcels and all Caroline parcels are green Team Reports Customer Base – Amanda Anderson • 126 total customers (117 residential, 9 business) • Increase of 36 new customers • Decrease of 1 customer (took an introductory offer for 2 years from Spectrum) Construction Permitting Updates – Ryan Garrison • NYSDOT Permits – 1 permit under review awaiting approval • In construction: DRY004 (Etna area) and DRY012 (State Rt. 366 from Freeville to Etna area) • Ready to place cable: DRY005 (Caswell Road) and DRY010 (North Road and State Rt. 13 north) • Working through electrical make-ready: DRY006 (Bone Plain Road), DRY007 (State Rt. 38 north), and DRY009 (Fall Creek and Ed Hill Road) • Pending: DRY008 (Peruville Road) and DRY011 (Gulf Hill Road, Sweetland Road, and Bradshaw Road) Address Availability Updates (As of October 1st)– Ryan Garrison • Added 291 parcels in September (314 households) • Total coverage: 939 parcels (1146 households) • 5% increase for this month • Added 6 miles of cable this month • Village of Freeville and Village of Dryden aerial work is complete • Empire Overlash (Mott Road and section of Rt. 13 north) and Johnson Road are complete • Underground work complete at Greystone Drive and Penny Lane / Logan’s Run • Next 2 weeks: Completion of Brookside Drive, North Street, Pratt Street, Mill Street; Underground construction to begin at Hilton Road, Goodrich Way, Lee Road, Scenic Way, Chelsey Circle, Bear Circle, and Hanford Drive; Splicing and testing of aerial work in Etna and Caswell Road Multi-Dwelling Units and Mobile Home Parks – Ryan Garrison Individual engineering projects that HUNT is working on that reside on a single parcel • 1062 Dryden Road in Etna – Contractor has design and will be working on this in the next 2 weeks • 14 Lake Street – Design in progress and will be provided to the contractor by 10/11/24 • Ithaca Estates in Varna – In construction • Mott Road – Underground, not started, no permission from owner yet • Little Creek Mobile Home Community – In construction Map Updates New Features • Road lines and road names, individual addresses (to help customers view their individual property) MIP projections and Town of Caroline have been added Green Area Updates • Mott Road (starting in Freeville) all the way to Rt. 13 to Simms Hill Road, Hanford Drive, Penny Lane, Logan’s Run, Greystone Drive, Pebble Drive Installs – Tracy Monell Number of installations completed this month: 36 Number of installations pending (as of October 1st): 18 Installation blockers: Ran out of NID’s (boxes that go on the side of the house to allow fiber to come from the handhole to the house); T Monell ordered more and had them delivered the next day Finance – Capital Project – Amanda Anderson Cash is at $0 and we are borrowing from the Town Fund; This will get paid back to the Town Fund when the grant comes through or when the next influx of money from the bond or MIP comes in Working on the project budget for 2025 and also looking at 2026 with the MIP money Finance – Operations – Amanda Anderson Emails from the billing system sometimes go to spam/junk; A Anderson contacted the billing company, and Scott Brennan (Netegrity), to correct this issue (payments are now starting to come in quickly) Expenses continue to stay the same, with credit card fees being the main thing that is increasing (more customers paying through ACH increases the fees) Sales Operations – Tracy Monell Currently working on getting landlord agreements with mobile home parks throughout the town • Ithaca Estates – just about complete; Will be able to start installations at this location soon • 1062 Dryden Road – on the work-to-do list with Syracuse Utilities • Lower Creek Park and Wood Road Park – owner will be reached out to next week • Little Creek Manufactured Home Community – ready to go • Mott Road – no response from owner • 12,14,16 Lake Street – owner is willing to sign landlord agreement but wants details on how we will gain access • 8 Library Street – waiting for owner to sign landlord agreement (going through the management company); Already have 4 customers signed up Town Hall and DPW – Meeting with Clarity this afternoon to figure out how to get both hooked up We currently have 17 landlord agreements signed and 2 that have been approved but are not signed T Monell reached out to all customers who had not paid their bill (due to the emailing issue), and had a good response from all Customer Service – Dave Makar • 41 install orders in September • 22 user errors (customers asking if they are in the green) • 30 unrelated calls (customers calling Town Hall and accidentally choosing Dryden Fiber) Marketing (as of October 1st) – Dave Makar • Under Contract = 126 (35 new) • Requests in September = 43 • Serviceable Live = 64% of those who have requested service are now live • New signs are in (50 new signs) • Business Tier letters/postcards/website updates coming soon • Phone number update: o Current: (607) 844-8888, Option 2  People get confused or don’t listen to the whole menu and end up calling the wrong extension o Proposed: a new phone number just for Dryden Fiber installations, support, and billing  Installs and support – goes to Netegrity  Billing – goes to Town Bookkeeper o Options: Custom number like (607) GOFIBER or next available (607) 844 number The meeting adjourned at 11:59am. Respectfully submitted, Cassie Byrnes Confidential Secretary to the Town Supervisor DRYDEN FIBER MONTHLY REPORT OCTOBER 2024 TOWN OF DRYDEN BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 17th, 2024 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ▪The Municipal Infrastructure Program (MIP)was awarded to 5 projects in the first phase. Dryden Fiber serving the Towns of Dryden and Caroline was one of those 5 projects. o Empire State Development approved our partnership; we've received the Grant Disbursement Agreement ▪We've applied for prequalification for BEAD funding, which has the same purpose as the MIP grant (unserved, underserved) and could provide some additional support for the project. ▪We are now able to serve 939 parcels o We are now able to serve 1,146 households (apartments; mobile homes) ▪We have 126 paying customers (+36 in Sept);We had 43 in-bound requests in September; 25 were in the green zone ▪We have 11 customers in the installation queue for this month (Oct 2024) ▪On August 1st: "We are estimating 100+ customers by the "end of summer" (9/21/24)" o We were at 126 customers on 9/30/24 o New estimate: 200 by December 31, 2024; 262 by March 31st, 2024 (breakeven) ▪New Map with new parcels and Caroline: https://www.drydenfiber.com/dryden-fiber-service-areas  Project Highlights Project Name:Dryden Fiber Expansion for Towns of Dryden and Caroline Applicant and Partner(s):Town of Dryden dba, Dryden Fiber and Town of Caroline Construction Miles (Fiber): 124.6 Total Locations Served:2,674 ConnectALL Grant Amount:$ 8,995,979.00 Local Contribution:$ 906,321.00 Total Project Investment: $9,902,300.00  TIMELINE SUMMARY (10.4.24) Customer Growth Projections o 9.30.24 - 126 Live Customers o 12.31.24 - 200 Live Customers o 3.31.25 - 262 Live Customers (approx. break-even) o 6.30.25 - 500 Live Customers o 12.31.25 - 1,000 Live Customers Green Zone Projections o 10/31/24 - All of the Village of Dryden and Village of Freeville o 10/31/24 - Ithaca Estates (74 units); Pineridge (21 units) o 12/31/24 - Nearly all parcels north of Rt. 13 (currently Yellow) o 6/30/25 - Remaining parcels north of Rt. 13 and Rt. 366 (currently Blue) o 6/30/25 - Pathways south from Mount Pleasant to the Caroline Town Line o 9/1/25 - The 1st parcels in Caroline (Rt. 79 / Slaterville Rd.) become green o 12/31/26 - All current orange parcels and all Caroline parcels are green Team Reports ▪Customer Base – Amanda, Town of Dryden Bookkeeper ▪Construction Permitting Updates – Hunt Engineering ▪Construction Implementation Updates – Hunt,Syracuse Utilities,Lightspeed ▪Installations – Clarity Connect, Netegrity, Gleamon ▪Sales Operations – Gleamon ▪Finance – Amanda,Town of Dryden Bookkeeper ▪Customer Service - Netegrity ▪Marketing – Exec. Dir. Dave Makar Customer Base As of October 1st, 2024 (billing date is 1st of month) Speed Number of subscriptions Billed Monthly Revenue Net Change from Prior Month Average Monthly Revenue Residential - Silver ($45)400 Mbps 95 $4,230 +26 / -1 - Gold ($75)700 Mbps 16 $1,200 +7 - Platinum ($90)1 Gbps 6 $540 +1 117 $5,970 +33 $51.02 Commercial - Silver ($75)400 Mbps 6 $420 +1 - Gold ($150)700 Mbps 2 $300 +1 - Platinum ($250)1 Gbps 1 $250 No Change 9 $970 +2 $107.78 Total (ALL customers)126 $6,940  Construction Permitting Updates As of October 1st, 2024▪DOT: Total Permits: 21 o 20 Issued Permits o 1 Permits under review awaiting approval o 0 Permits pending either drawings or survey ▪Utility Pole Permits: Status of the pole permitting including Electrical Make-Ready Construction. Attachments can only be made when Electrical Make-Ready is complete and there is room in the communications space. Application Status ECD Location DRY001 Attached Complete Freeville (V) DRY002 Attached Complete Dryden (V) DRY003 Attached Complete Dryden (V) DRY004 In construction- placing cable Complete Etna Area, Ithaca Estates DRY005 Com moves in process, can place cable upon completion of DRY004 & 12.Complete Caswell Rd. DRY006 Elec make-ready in process.10/30/2024 Bone Plain Rd. DRY007 Elec make-ready in process.10/30/2024 SR 38 North DRY008 Pending design approval, would like to bid and award in October. 11/30/2024 Peruville Rd DRY009 Elec make-ready in process.10/15/2024 Fall Creek &Ed Hill Rd DRY010 Com moves in process, can place cable upon completion of DRY004 & 12.Complete North Rd &SR 13 North DRY011 Verizon Recon, the application needed to be refiled separately in two different tax districts. We have asked Verizon to prioritize this app. 11/30/2024 Gulf Hill, Sweetland &Bradshaw Rd DRY012 Com moves in process, can place cable upon completion of DRY004 & 12.Complete SR 366,Dryden Rd &Turkey Hill Rd  Construction Permitting Updates As of October 1st, 2024 App #Status Location DRY004 In Construction Etna Area, Ithaca Estates DRY005 In Construction Caswell Road DRY006 Telco Make-Ready Bone Plain Rd. DRY007 Telco Make-Ready State Route 38 North DRY008 NYSEG Review Peruville Rd. DRY009 Telco Make-Ready Fall Creek / Ed Hill Rd. DRY010 In Construction North Rd &SR 13 North DRY011 Verizon Review Gulf Hill, Sweetland & Bradshaw Rd. DRY011*Verizon Review DRY012 In Construction SR 366, Dryden Rd. & Turkey Hill RD. In Construction = Dryden Fiber finishing work. Telco Make-Ready = Spectrum or Verizon moving their cable. NYSEG Review = Utility is reviewing bid cost. Verizon Review = Verizon split applications between tax zones and is reviewing and will approval.  Items of Note: 1.Village of Freeville and Dryden aerial work is complete. 2.Empire Overlash (Mott Rd.& section of Rt. 13N) and Johnson Rd has been complete. 3.Underground was completed at Greystone and Penny Ln / Logan’s Run. Next Two Weeks 1.Completion of Brookside Dr., North / Pratt Street, Mill Street, Misc. Dryden Addresses (Mapping and As -Builds) 2.Underground construction to begin at Hilton/Goodrich, Lee Rd, Scenic Way, Chelsey Cir, Bear Cir.and Hanford Dr. 3.Splicing & Testing of aerial work in Etna and Caswell Road. Address Availability Updates As of October 1st, 2024 Coverage Parcels Households New (October 1, 2024)+291 +314 Total w/ coverage 939 1146 Total 5,839 6,036 Coverage %16% (+5%)19% (+5%) New Fiber Aerial Underground New (October 1, 2024)+6 miles +1.5 mile Total 21 miles 25.5 miles  Construction Update Route Name Status ECD Application#Notes Village Buildout Village of Dryden Underground*80% complete, two sub-divisions remaining. 10/31/2024 Underground Hilton/Goodrich, Lee and Brookside remaining. Phase 2 Expansion Lower Creek Rd. / Etna Square / Ithaca Estates In construction 10/11/2024 DRY004 EMR Complete on DRY004, attaching cabling. Tompkins County Recovery Fund Electrical MR Construction complete on DRY005 and DRY006 is in Elec MR moves 10/25/2024 DRY005, 006 EMR Complete on DRY005, ready to attach. EMR in process on DRY006 West Dryden Rd Elec moves 10/31/2024 DRY007 EMR in process on DRY006. Rt. 38 North Elec Moves 11/31/2024 DRY007 Bidding Peruville Rd Pending NYSEG Approval of make ready costs. 11/31/2024 DRY008 App in process. Fall Creek Rd/ Ed Hill Rd/Elec Moves 12/31/2024 DRY009 EMR in process on DRY009. West Mallory Rd/ Morris Rd Elec Moves 12/31/2024 DRY009 EMR in process on DRY009. North Rd/ Dutcher Rd Third party moves 10/31/2024 DRY010 EMR Complete, ready to attach. Gulf Hill Rd./ Sweetland Rd Telco Design 12/31/2024 DRY011 App in Verizon's review. Rt. 366 (Freeville to Rt. 13)In construction 10/31/2024 DRY012 EMR Complete on DRY012, attaching cabling. Multi-Dwelling Units and Mobile Home Parks Location Name/Address Village/Hamlet Type Owner Agreement Status 1062 Dryden Rd Etna MDU Yes Contractor has design and will be working on this next week. Ciena is providing a quote for equipment. 14 Lake Street Dryden MDU Yes Design in process and will be provided to the contractor by 10/11/2024. Ithaca Estates Varna MHP Yes In construction, part of DRY004. Mott Road Dryden MHP No Underground, not started. Little Creek MHC Dryden MHP Yes In construction, part of DRY010. 1056 Dryden Rd Etna MDU TBD, not started. Installations As of October 1st, 2024 (billing date is 1st of month) ▪September Install Summary o Number of installations completed this month:36 o Number of installations pending (as of October 1st): 18 o Installation blockers / questions: Had to postpone a couple of Installs due to a shortage of NIDs these are the boxes that go on the house to connect the fiber to the handhole. Inventory showed we had them in stock when in reality we had used all that were originally ordered. We received a new shipment the next day and this situation has been rectified.  Finance – Capital Project As of September 30, 2024 Balance Sheet as of 9/30/2024 2024 Year to Date Total Project to Date Project Budget Assets - Cash -0-Inflows 125,369.96 1,511,297.09 - Due from Grants 624,614.00 Expenses Total Assets 624,614.00 Professional Fees 376,258.05 834,268.87 Incidental Const. Exp 4,404.89 70,695.99 Liabilities and Equity Equipment Purchases 226,825.85 2,108,211.28 - Due To Town General Fund 168,500.00 Subcontractor Costs 1,243,698.69 3,66,284.95 - Bond Anticipation Note 5,840,000.00 Pole and Permit Cost 477,104.10 1,048,070.50 Equity -5,383,886.00 Interest Payment 146,840.97 168,641.73 Total 624,614.00 Total Expenses 2,475,132.55 7,896,173.32 14,535,281.00 Budget Remaining 6,639,107.68 45%  Finance -Operations As of September 30, 2024 Sept 2024 Year to Date Residential 4,275.00 19,084.50 Balances as of 9/30/24 Commercial 700.00 6,860.00 Accounts Receivable 840.50 Misc Fees 665.00 1,740.00 Accounts Payable (est)15,560.00 Outage Credit -1,242.50 Total Revenue 5,640.00 26,442.00 Expenses Parcels Serviceable 8/31 648 Credit Card Fees 213.62 1,428.08 + New Parcels added in Sept 136 Billing Program -2,320.92 Total Parcels available 9/30 784 Utilites 5,959.50 67,606.45 *does not include MDUs Subscriptions 8,857.79 73,490.27 Total Addresses Served by 9/30 125 Insurance/Other fees 493.65 1,017.78 Total Expenses 15,524.56 145,863.50 Profit/Deficit -9,884.56 -109,536.94 Sales Operations As of October 1, 2024 (billing date is 1st of month) ▪Multi-Use Development –working on getting agreements with Mobile home parks throughout the town o Ithaca Estates (was Congers) - This is part of DRY004 and as soon as it is complete we will be able to start installations at this location There are now five residents that are impatietly waiting. o 1062 Dryden Road (Pineridge / Wawak) - need fiber installed from the Railtrail to the premise. Met with Ryan and the landowner to determine the best way to make that happen. Landowner agreed and signed agreement. Meeting with Syracuse Utilities next week to get this moving o Lower Creek Park (Etna); Wood Rd Park (Wood Road, Etna) Owner is Karel Westerling Had conversation with him and asked that I reach out 2nd week of October o Little Creek Manufactured Home Community – North Rd./Village of Dryden These folks have signed an agreement and we can proceed when ready o Mott Road – sent a couple of emails but have not received a response. o 12, 14, 16 Lake St Met with owner Mark Goldfarb he is willing to sign off but wants details on how we will gain access. Met with Eric Clark from the management organization regard ing this location as well as a couple of others ▪Town of Dryden Installs (Town Hall, DPW) have met with Clarity about this on multiple occasions and we do not know what the pathway is to get to either building.Ryan sent some info on 10/3 and Eric from Clarty and I will meet to get this planned ▪Renters – We now have 17 signed agreements and 2 more that have been approved and we are waiting for return ▪Prospects-We have 36 new installs and 18 pending. Also 45 potentials that have signed up and contact has been made and we are waiting for a response . These include 5 in the Ithaca Estates mobile home park and the 2 for the Town ▪Made contact with all the folks that had not signed up for payment and all of them rectified the situations Customer Service As of October1st, 2024 (billing date is 1st of month) Helpdesk Call Report September 2024 •Bandwidth Complaint (Speed Concerns) •2 •Billing Related Call •12 •Downed Drop (Damaged Service Line) •0 •Email (Calls related to email difficulties) •0 •No Connectivity •3 •ONT / Power Cycle (Calls related to the ONT where unplugging or rebooting equipment was necessary) •0 •Other / Unrelated (Calls looking for unrelated departments or information) •30 •Outage •2 •Install Orders / Create Service •41 •Router Issue •1 •PC / Laptop Issue •1 •Sporadic Connection •3 •Streaming Related Issue •0 •User Error / Education •22 •Wireless •5 Sum: 122 Note: Install Orders denote an incoming install scheduling request – not a completed install One caller can generate numerous tickets for a single issue (i.e. calls in 5x for same problem) Support@drydenfiber.com 607-391-3500 (direct support number) User Error / Education: 22 User Error / Education: Service inquiry (non-green) Hardware Q's Range Extenders  Marketing As of October 1st, 2024 (billing date is 1st of month) 9/1/23 12/1/23 3/1/24 6/1/24 7/1/24 8/1/24 9/1/24 10/1/24 Under Contract 22 28 (+6) Sept-Nov 32 (+4) Dec-Feb 44 (+12) Mar-May 54 (+10) June 66 (+12) July 91 (+25) August 126 (+35) Sept. Requests (since 1/1/23) 174 (+11)274 (+100)363 (+89)429 (+66)494 (+65)552 (+58)638 (+86)681 (+43) Available 38 44**TBD 87 110 (+23)137 (+27)172 (+35)197 (+25) Not Available 136 226 TBD 342 384 415 466 484 Serviceable Live 76.3%72%TBD 51% (44/87)49% (54/110)48% (66/137) 53% (91/172) 64% (126/197) Website Visits 8/25-9/7 11/17-11/30 2/1-2/29 5/1-5/31 6/1-6/30 7/1-7/31 8/1-8/31 9/1-9/30 Users 226 140 392 516 820 935 661 713 New Users 211 115 346 471 755 868 567 619 Sessions 324 194 617 739 1221 1373 1104 1110 Engagement (secs.) 0m 46s 42s 1m 30s 58 s 1m 14 s 1m 3 s 1m 13s 1m 10s  ▪New Signs are in (50 new signs) ▪Posters drafted ▪Phone Number ▪Social Media Calendar ▪Email Marketing Plan / Draft ▪Business Tier o Letter o Postcard o Website Updates Marketing As of October 1st, 2024 (billing date is 1st of month)  Phone Number Update ▪Current: o 1-607-844-8888, option 2 o A lot of people don't listen / get confused about how to reach Dryden Town Hall; Dryden Fiber Billing; Dryden DPW, etc. ▪Proposed: o A new phone number just for Dryden Fiber: Installations, Support, Billing ▪Installs and Support – goes to Netegrity ▪Billing – goes to Town Bookkeeper (Amanda) o Options: ▪Next available 607-844 number ▪Custom number (i.e. neither of these are available, ideas: 1 -607 -GOFIBER, 1-607-FIBERGO) Marketing As of October 1st, 2024 (billing date is 1st of month)  Difference Monthly Expense Income Customers Income per customer $(10,945.00)$14,660.00 $3,715.00 66 $56.29 $(10,460.00)$14,660.00 $4,200.00 75 $56.00 $(9,060.00)$14,660.00 $5,600.00 100 $56.00 $(6,260.00)$14,660.00 $8,400.00 150 $56.00 $(3,460.00)$14,660.00 $11,200.00 200 $56.00 $(660.00)$14,660.00 $14,000.00 250 $56.00 $(380.00)$14,660.00 $14,280.00 255 $56.00 $(100.00)$14,660.00 $14,560.00 260 $56.00 $12.00 $14,660.00 $14,672.00 262 $56.00 $180.00 $14,660.00 $14,840.00 265 $56.00 $2,140.00 $14,660.00 $16,800.00 300 $56.00 $4,940.00 $14,660.00 $19,600.00 350 $56.00 $7,740.00 $14,660.00 $22,400.00 400 $56.00 Finance -Operations As of September 30, 2024 Appendix A Background and Definitions  Dryden Fiber Municipal Infrastructure Project Project Summary Located in Tompkins County, the Town of Dryden, in partnership with the Town of Caroline, will bring new public broadband service to more than 2,600 locations. The Town of Dryden launched Dryden Fiber in 2023. Under the ConnectALL program, Dryden Fiber will expand the network to reach rural residents in the neighboring Town of Caroline, as well as throughout rural areas of the Town of Dryden. Both the Town of Caroline and the Town of Dryden will own the proposed infrastructure in their respective towns. Dryden Fiber will provide operations and maintenance of the network and provide internet service to homes and businesses for both towns. Key Points for the Town of Dryden ▪This projects brings approximately $4.5M in federal ARPA funds to the Town of Dryden. We believe we were awarded because we combined our efforts with the Town of Caroline. ▪These funds help us finance the prioritization of bringing fiber optic internet to all homes in the Town of Dryden currently unserved or underserved ▪This expansion of Dryden Fiber into Caroline adds 1,100 homes / households / parcels to our potential platform, making the entire venture more sustainable in the long run (the next 40+ years) Meeting Schedule ▪Dryden Fiber Public Broadband Committee – Public reporting on project o 1st and 3rd Friday morning, 10:30am-11:30am (except July and August, 2nd and 4th Friday morning) ▪Dryden Fiber Operations Team Meeting – Construction and Install Collaboration o Every other Wednesday, 10am-11:15am ▪Dryden Fiber MIP Status Call – Meet with Connect All Office to stay on track o Every Tuesday, 1pm-1:45pm ▪Dryden Fiber MIP Steering Committee – Implementation of the Grant o Monthly (Town of Dryden, Town of Caroline) ▪Dryden Fiber Policy Committee – Advise and Recommend on Policy o Monthly Permitting NYSEG ▪Permitting Steps