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TOWN OF DRYDEN
TOWN BOARD MEETING
April 16, 2026
Zoom Hybrid
Present: Supervisor Jason Leifer, Cl Daniel Lamb, Cl Leonardo Vargas-
Mendez, Cl Christina Dravis, Cl Spring Buck
Elected Officials: Bambi L. Avery, Town Clerk
Other Town Staff: Ray Burger, Planning Director
*Cassie Byrnes, Secretary to the Supervisor
*denotes attendance via Zoom
Supv Leifer opened the meeting at 6:05 p.m. Board members and audience recited the
pledge of allegiance.
TOWN CLERK
RESOLUTION #106 (2026) – APPROVE MINUTES
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the meeting minutes of March 12
and March 19, 2026.
2nd Cl Lamb
Roll Call Vote Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Buck Yes
Cl Dravis Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
Supv Leifer announced that the Town Clerk is retiring at the end of the month and this
is her last board meeting. Board members read the following resolution aloud.
Resolution #107 (2026) - Recognizing Bambi Avery for her service to the Town of Dryden
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
Whereas Bambi Avery was elected in 1997 and has served as Town Clerk for the Town of Dryden
since 1998; and
Whereas Bambi Avery served as Deputy Town Clerk prior to her election as Town Clerk; and has
mentored a long succession of dedicated and capable deputy clerks; and
Whereas Bambi recently served as the President of the New York State Town Clerk’s Association,
where she used her experience and expertise to contribute to the education and development of
the next generation of Town Clerks across New York State; and
Whereas Bambi Avery’s commitment to excel in her field led her to earn a Master Municipal Clerk
designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks in 2015; and,
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Whereas Bambi Avery’s dedication to serving residents’ needs led to her offering services to
Dryden that were not available in other Towns; and
Whereas Bambi Avery has volunteered within the community, taking leadership roles in
numerous local organizations, in addition to her service with the Town of Dryden; and
Whereas Bambi Avery has shared her knowledge, provided assistance, and guided residents,
employees, and Board members to solve problems that faced the Town; and
Whereas Bambi Avery has shown, throughout her career, that elected officials must faithfully
and respectfully serve all residents.
Therefore, be it resolved that the Town Board and the Town of Dryden offer their deepest
appreciation to Bambi Avery for her dedication and years of service to the Town of Dryden and
its residents and wishes her the best in her retirement.
2nd Cl Dravis
Roll Call Vote Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Buck Yes
Cl Dravis Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
There will be an open house on April 28 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the town hall to celebrate
her retirement.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
The department’s monthly report is available on the town’s website. Ray Burger
reported that the county has applied for a grant to bring municipal water up Hanshaw Road in
the same area covered by the CDBG grant to extend the sewer line to the Hanshaw Road
mobile home community. They are hopeful that, if awarded, the work can be coordinated and
done at the same time as the sewer extension to save time and money. Construction is
expected in 2027.
DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
DRYC Appointment – Jennifer Davis has applied to serve on the Recreation & Youth
Commission.
RESOLUTION #108 (2026) – APPOINT DRYC MEMBER - DAVIS
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby appoints Jennifer Davis to the Dryden
Recreation & Youth Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2027.
2nd Cl Dravis
Roll Call Vote Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Buck Yes
Cl Dravis Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
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Agricultural Land Development Moratorium – Supv Leifer has revised the language in
the draft to be more specific to major subdivisions. The Conservation Board met on Monday to
discuss the subdivision proposal and have sent a letter with their concerns to the zoning
board. There was significant feedback. They are concerned with pressure to pave Hile School
Road rather than leave it as a seasonal use road, causing more runoff issues. This may be
under the town’s control. With respect to lots 6 and 7 there are concerns regarding
enforcement of the conservation district buffer zones. Without enforcement, zoning does not
matter. They would like to see that language for the conservation district does not allow for
logging. If the Trillium Woods is turned over the town, they believe it should be fenced to
prevent the deer from eating all the flowers. Though the Conservation Board had sent a letter
in support of the moratorium, there was not a lot of concern that the farmable land remains
farmable.
Cl Lamb said until we have maps, we are shooting in the dark. He understands the
concerns about developing this property. There are several ways besides putting a moratorium
in place. He would like to see the information that the graduate student produces. He can
produce maps to elevate this discussion.
The approval process for this subdivision by the Planning Board was explained. It will
take three more meetings, and they cannot hold the first one until the County 239 review is
received and they may not have that until their May meeting. It was noted that the sketch plan
does not affect the farmable land and protects the wetlands.
The purpose of the moratorium is to produce a process to protect the prime farmland
and soils of statewide importance. Depending on the maps, they may want to carve out some
portions that have public utilities that the moratorium would not apply to.
After further discussion, the matter was tabled to the May 14 meeting.
There were comments that the town needs good mechanisms for enforcing conservation
easements and following through.
DRYDEN FIBER
D Makar read a statement about his time in the town of Dryden and the Town Clerk.
Executive Director Dave Makar reported that Dryden Fiber has purchased additional IP
addresses. They had anticipated a purchase price of $32 per address and were able to
purchase them for $17.50 each, a savings of 54%. This will be enough to take care of growth
for a few years. Conor Hans has been on-boarded and is serving as ambassador to the
multiple dwelling units (MDU). He has been a huge boost for the project. He is also helping
with paperwork for signups and construction outreach. They expect to send out 3000
postcards in the next four months as buildout occurs.
Currently there are 543 customers, 15 more in March. They are continuing with MDU
work with the help of Clarity Connect.
In addition to network related and construction work, D Makar made a presentation to
the Tompkins County Council of Governments on March 26.
The April construction plan was reviewed. Permitting on NYS roads has slowed them
down in places. Other make ready work continues as well as planning for areas where
underground boring will be necessary and an easement required. Acquisition of an easement
takes about two hours. He anticipates hiring a subcontractor to assist with the easement
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process. They have a candidate and will draft an agreement and job description to bring to the
board.
This year about 147 miles of network will be built between the towns of Dryden and
Caroline. NYS funds those miles, and we get reimbursed as milestones are met. There is a
deadline to finish to claim the final payment. The deadline is firm and the plan is to finish on
time, despite weather and acquisition of materials having slowed the project down at times. A
revised plan and budget are being shared with NYS next week.
The public broadband committee meeting for tomorrow is cancelled. The next meeting is
May 1 at 10:30 a.m. and the next business meeting is May 15. There is some discussion about
the need for twice a month construction meetings. Someone will review the charter to
determine whether they can move to one construction meeting a month.
The use of and need for tracer wire was explained and a resolution presented to approve
the purchase of tracer wire. There is also a resolution with respect to a cost increase on
previously approved materials and another to authorize purchase of materials.
Resolution #109 (2026) - Approve Purchase of Materials for Dryden Fiber
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
Whereas, materials are needed for the construction materials for the Dryden Fiber network,
Whereas, specific quotes are funded by the ConnectALL grant and the remaining is funded with
Town BAN Funds,
Whereas, there are five separate quotes for the materials:
Therefore, be it resolved that the Board approves the purchase of a variety of materials from
Graybar for a total of $46,893.00 as listed in quotes above.
2nd Cl Buck
Roll Call Vote Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Buck Yes
Cl Dravis Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
Resolution #110 (2026) - Cost Increase of Materials for Dryden Fiber
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
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Whereas, at the January 8, 2026 Town Board meeting, the Board passed Resolution #34 (2026)
approving five corrected Graybar purchase orders, and
Whereas, the fiber manufacturer has instituted price increases after April 14, 2026 due to
supply chain disruptions, and
Whereas, these prices increase will affect only two of the five previously approved Graybar
purchase orders, and
Approved Purchase
Therefore, be it resolved that the Board approves the increased purchase cost of fiber from
Graybar for a total of $34,293.38 as listed in quotes above.
2nd Cl Buck
Roll Call Vote Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Buck Yes
Cl Dravis Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
D Makar said they have switched the project from 6m to 10m strand as recommended
by Vantage. It is stronger and holds up better in wind, heavy rain, and ice storms.
Resolution #111 (2026) - Approve Purchase of Materials for Dryden Fiber
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
Whereas, at the March 12, 2026 Town Board meeting, the Board passed Resolution #81 (2026)
approving five Graybar purchase orders, and
Whereas, the subcontractor will not use the approved anchors due to a history of failure in the
field, and
Whereas, there are five separate quotes for new anchors recommended by the subcontractor,
and
Purchase Order Purchase
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4/14/26 2001967111 Greater Dryden
Non-MIP –
Therefore, be it resolved that the Board rescinds Resolution #81 (2026), and it is further
Resolved that the Board approves the purchase of materials from Graybar for a total of
$238,520.25 as listed in quotes above.
2nd Cl Lamb
Roll Call Vote Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Buck Yes
Cl Dravis Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
Pete Tyler, Chief of Neptune Hose, reported they have had 155 total calls year to date.
They responded to 16 structure fires, 7 outside fires, 52 medical calls, 4 rescues, 4 motor
vehicle accidents, 4 motor vehicle accidents that required extrication, 9 hazardous situations,
42 service calls, 6 good intent calls, and 13 false alarms. The department is working with TC3
to reduce that number. There were 32 cancellations and 19 mutual aid calls. They averaged 7
personnel per call with an out the door time of 3 minutes and 33 seconds.
He thanked the board for its support regarding recent fatal fires. The one in Dryden is
still under investigation. The department held its first critical incident stress management
meeting with over 50 firefighters in attendance. There was really good conversation with every
level that responded to the fatal fire. It was well run and very productive. Groton will be doing
the same for the fatal fire in their town next weekend. There will be an after-action meeting
soon.
The department’s heavy rescue truck has been refurbished and is back in service. It will
be an amazing resource for the next ten years and they saved a lot of money by refurbishing
instead of purchasing new. There is new hydraulic equipment, and members are being trained
on it.
In May, the department will be graduating five new interior firefighters. They are bright,
young firefighters and are interested in being active in the community.
The department is participating in the state-wide recruiting event this weekend.
ADVISORY BOARD UPDATES
Affordable & Workforce Housing – There was no action, though there was
participation in a charette design activity regarding a 100-acre parcel on Route 13.
Conservation Board – In addition to the Trillium Woods discussion, already reported
tonight, Crystal Buck of 4-H acres asked for a letter of support for a grant to purchase a large
parcel of land on the northwest corner of Route 13 and Lower Creek Road that they have been
using for training and education purposes. It includes a UNA. She needed it prior to the Town
Board meeting, and the Conservation Board Chair submitted the letter.
Climate Action Committee – The committee meets next week. Their second repair café
event will be this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dryden Center for Community.
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Veterans Committee – Their first meeting was held Tuesday. They chose a chair and
made a list of about a dozen ideas that they want to work on. They will meet on the second
Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m.
Planning Board – Time was spent discussing the Trillium Woods project.
Zoning Advisory Group - Discussions focused on the conservation subdivision rewrite
and reviewing language.
Ag Advisory Committee – They discussed the Trillium Woods proposed subdivision
and moratoriums.
Recreation & Youth Commission – They are holding an event at the Dryden Center for
Community on Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. The County will start its budget process soon and the
youth commission is starting to talk about that and the recreation partnership.
Rail Trail Task Force – Construction is underway on the pedestrian bridge over Route
13, and it is proceeding without a hitch. There has been a problem with curious people
crossing the barriers, and a press release asking that people not do that was sent out. An
application has been submitted for congressionally directed funding for the project, and they
are hoping for good news.
The town clerk has asked that her successor be appointed tonight as there are
responsibilities that will need to be taken care of immediately.
RESOLUTION #112 (2026) – APPOINT TOWN CLERK AND RECEIVER OF TAXES
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby appoints Loren T. Sparling to serve as Town
Clerk and Receiver of Taxes effective May 1, 2026.
2nd Cl Lamb
Roll Call Vote Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Buck Yes
Cl Dravis Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
Cl Lamb announced that Family Health Network mobile health units will be at the
Dryden Center for Community on May 20 and May 29. This is important with the long-time
general practice office in town closing. These units follow the Federally Qualified Health Center
model which uses a sliding fee scale, and they do not turn anyone away regardless of
insurance status. Appointments are encouraged and there will be public outreach. They will
be at the Dairy Day Parade.
COUNTY BRIEFING
Dan Wakeman reported the legislature has supported several efforts in the state,
including childcare, the environment and energy. They passed a resolution supporting local
news day because local news is not what it used to be and it is important. The county is
exploring a comprehensive care giver policy. They will not renew the contract with Flock. The
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Sheriff recognizes the value in the data it provides. The Sheriff will apply for the give grant for
other mechanisms that do not require that type of technology.
The county is studying a minimum wage that will be effective at the county level. The
idea is supported by many members of the community and officials at different levels. They are
collecting data. This is not a living wage study; it is a minimum wage study. It is expected to be
completed this year. How it would be implemented is unknown at this point.
There is a draft proposal for the temporary housing assistance building. It is in the
initial phase and is proposed to be located on Cherry Street. They will have to apply for grants.
The facilities and infrastructure committee is looking at the state of bridges around the
county.
CITIZENS PRIVILEGE
Brad Will said he considers clerks to be the glue of a community and thanked B Avery
for her service.
He said he recently joined the Dryden fire department and has been learning a lot. He
was impacted and saddened by the recent fatal fires that occurred in Dryden and Groton. It
has made him think more about fire and fire prevention. He is learning from an amazing group
of people. The fatal fire in Groton occurred in a mobile home and he has concerns about the
safety and construction of those. He has been involved with a working group for the past
several years and they are trying to get involved in resident home communities regarding
energy improvements, safety, and prevention.
He shared articles with the board regarding fires, wildfire protection plans, and
farmland grass fires. He would like to know if there are wildfire protection plans like these
locally and how they work. If there are none, they should be considered.
He asked where things are regarding the Dryden Lake dam and how to find out if
progress is being made.
Cl Lamb explained that the dam belongs to the Department of Environmental
Conservation and the town has a 20-year agreement with DEC, who knows it is their
responsibility to maintain the integrity of the dam. The board has asked the state formally to
act and contacted both of our state legislators. He is waiting for a reply and an update. It would
not be fair to Dryden taxpayers to bond for a three-million repair. It is a unique natural area.
Senator Webb was very receptive. There is no reason not to write to the state representatives
and ask for an update. B Will said he can help to spread the word.
Cl Buck thanked him for the research on fire prevention. She explained there are
discussions currently about moving to a fire district and this may be something they could
move forward.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:59 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Bambi L. Avery
Town Clerk
DRYDEN FIBER
MONTHLY REPORT
for March 2026
TOWN OF DRYDEN BROADBAND COMMITTEE MEETING on April 3, 2026
And
DRYDEN TOWN BOARD on Apr. 16, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY –4/3/2026
▪The Good News:
4,096 IPv4 addresses purchased! We paid $17.5 per IP Address, which was 54% of the
budgeted cost per address ($32). Scott Brennan, Amanda Anderson were instrumental in
this procurement. We now have about 5,120 addresses, which will help us serve around
5,000 customers.
Conor Hans has jumped right into outreach, response, and MDU management of the
project. He's greatly reduced response times for inbound requests (green zone, non-green,
and renters).
Conor is leading construction outreach, including sending out 750+ postcards; editing the
next round of postcards; and fielding responses and rejections of cards.
o 543 customers are active as of April 1, 2026 (+15 in March)
We are making progress on MDU work, apartments, mobile home parks with our
partnership with Clarity Connect
Dryden Fiber (Dave) presented "Update on Dryden's Municipal Broadband Service" to
Tompkins County Council of Government (TCCOG) on March 26, 2026 to twenty -four
people (representatives and other guests))
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY –4/3/2026
▪April Construction (as of 3/27/2026):
▪Sheldon Rd: Bores, underground (UG) 2000' of Bore*
▪Orion Rd: Bores, UG 1600' of Bore + HH's*
▪Watrous Rd: Bores, UG 600' of Bore + HH's*
▪Gulf Hill (Mclean): 1 mile of 48 count fiber; Anchors; Guys
▪Peruville Rd: 1.5 miles of 48 count fiber; Anchors; Guys
▪Bradshaw Rd:1.5 miles of strand; fiber; Anchors; Guys
▪Assessment of MST (multiport devices) throughout Freeville Expansion (Yellow)
Make Ready management by VPS for HRS (Frontier, Charter) and SU (Frontier)
*There's a question about roads ("town owned", "highway -by-use(r)") and right-of-way; and
potential easements. This has temporarily paused boring (undergound / UG) work.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY –4/3/2026
Major Issues Continue to Bog Down the Schedule
Challenge Detail Response
Make Ready Delays -
EMR
NYSEG has implemented a nearly "no outage" protocol;
stretching make ready times by 5x
TBD on strategy or implementation,
could go out to October/November.
Make Ready Delays –
Telco Moves
Frontier and Charter have many moves across NY State We're transitioning this work to H.
Richardson & Son; and Syracuse
Utilities. Follows EMR, could go out
to November.
Material and Supply
Chain
Fiber and multi -port devices have had purchase orders spiked
by CommScope due to Facebook's $8B Corning purchase and
downstream supply chain
We are being patient. Budget may
come in 24% higher on 66% of
hardware order. Some material may
not arrive until June to August 2026.
Permitting (NY DOT)NY DOT permits have been incredibly difficult to submit in a
satisfactory manner. Many rejections and refusals.
We've hired a new firm (Airosmith) to
take on NY DOT Permitting. ETA
August to October 2026.
Easements (Dryden,
Caroline)
Buried mainline service outside the road right -of-way requires
easements (and there are many); TBD on "Highway -by-User"
underground work.
Meeting with attorneys on 4/3/26 on
legal opinion and strategy.
Calix Transition POP Grounding, DC Power (Vertiv equipment), and Calix
deployment is behind materials orders with lengthy ship times
We are being patient. We hope to be
up by June 15, 2026
Message One (Q4 2025):
Good afternoon (Dryden Resident First name),
Thank you for the email. Yes, your address at (Address) is eligible for Dryden Fiber and it
will be available in (2026)(early 2027).
We found some gaps in our 2025 plan for construction and had to pause work to redesign
the network from the ground up. This redesign has been completed and we are
moving forward with construction at this time.
Our best projections are to reach (your neighborhood) sometime next (season X), but
with winter weather, the exact timeline cannot be determined.
I have you signed up on our registration list and when service is available to you and
your neighbors, we will reach out to schedule the installation.
Thank you,
Dave
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY –3/6/2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY –3/6/2026
Message Two (Q1 2026):
Good afternoon (Dryden Resident First name),
Thank you for the email. Our whole team is enthusiastically looking forward to seeing Dryden
Fiber available to all homes in the town of Dryden.
I’m unable to provide a date when we will be able to provide service. We are working on the
project with full effort and making substantial progress, however, it is a large project, Dryden is
a large town, we’re dealing with many challenges, including an extremely long, cold, and
windy winter that has slowed our progress.
I hope we can reach your home and other homes in (your neighborhood) in the next (3-
5)months. Our priority is to complete our construction to the residents in Dryden who are
either unserved (dial-up) or underserved (DSL) and are completely off the grid for a
high speed wired internet solution. Once we are able to provide service to those homes, we
will expand to the parts of town in a monopoly situation with their current provider.
Thank you for your continued interest in the project and your patience.
(Dave)(Conor)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY –3/6/2026
Message Three ("Why am I in orange zone, my neighbor is in the yellow zone?"), Q2 2026:
Good evening (Dryden resident name),
Thank you for the email. Our whole team is enthusiastically looking forward to seeing Dryden Fiber available to
all homes in the town of Dryden.
The map for your road was provided to Dryden Fiber by our engineering and fiber planning partner. They had to
map out the entirety of the town based on locations of our servers and the houses we need to reach for
each phase of the project. This made for a very unique “Freeville Expansion” zone that includes Scofield
Road and Mclean, but leaves out parts of Bone Plain, West Dryden Road, and Sheldon. The closest way I
can think of it is how school districts set their lines. It seems to be somewhat arbitrary, but at some point,
someone had to make a decision about how far and where to set the lines and build the networks.
We are building the yellow zone and orange zone concurrently, and I imagine we will be activating parts of both
yellow and orange around the same time. Your neighbors in the yellow zone are unlikely to have service
available to them that much sooner than you.
I’m unable to provide a date when we will be able to provide service. We are working on the project with full
effort and making substantial progress, however, it is a large project, Dryden is a large town, we’re dealing
with many challenges, including an extremely long, cold, and windy winter that has slowed our progress.
Thank you for your continued interest in the project and your patience.
Dave
MIP Scoreboard –February 2026
As of April 1, 2026
Months to go:
5.1
----------
147
(3.4%)
MIP Miles Completed*
258
----------
2,711
(9.5%)
# of Parcels Reached**
4
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470
(0.9%)
# of Unserved Reached
1
----------
74
(1.4%)
# of Underserved Reached
54
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400
(13.5%)
# of MIP Installs
9
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30
(30%)
MIP Scoreboard – Janury 2026
As of February 6, 2026
272
DAYS TO GO
(9 months)
141.9 miles to build
Municipal Infrastructure Program Grant must be completed by 12/31/26
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): 147
Total Locations Served:2,711
ConnectALL Grant Amount: $ 11,641,537.00
Local Contribution: $ 906,321.00
Total Project Investment: $ 12,547,858.00
2026 Construction Plan (Gantt Chart)
Feb.Mar.Apr.May Jun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.
Freeville Expansion
(2)
PARTIAL
HOLD
PARTIAL
HOLD
PARTIAL
HOLD
PARTIAL
HOLD BUILD LIVE LIVE LIVE LIVE LIVE LIVE
Greater Dryden (5)BID PARTIAL
HOLD
PARTIAL
HOLD
PARTIAL
HOLD BUILD BUILD BUILD BUILD LIVE LIVE LIVE
Caroline MIP (5)BID BID PARTIAL
HOLD
PARTIAL
HOLD BUILD BUILD BUILD BUILD BUILD BUILD LIVE
Status Definitions
BID – Project out to bid, awarded, contract negotiation, paperwork, bond, signatures,design book
presentation and review.
PARTIAL HOLD – Due to gaps in EMR and Telco Moves: Vantage will be directing construction (aerial,
underground) to limited parts of the map where we have permits and/or licenses. Splicing can be carried
out in full.No parcel activation due to POP Servers.
BUILD - "Let it rip" - Construction partner has full access to licenses, permits, weather, inventory,
materials, and POPs are ready for activating parcels in small bunches.
LIVE – Residents in the zone can schedule and have service installed.
▪Customer Base – Matthew Kinast – Dryden Fiber Accounting
▪Finance – Amanda Anderson – Dryden Fiber Accounting
▪Customer Service - Netegrity
▪Sales Operations/MDUs - Conor Hans, Account Manager
▪Installations – Clarity Connect, Netegrity, Conor Hans, Account Manager
▪Inventory Management – Matt Kinast
▪Marketing – Exec. Dir. Dave Makar
▪Construction Permitting Updates – Vantage
▪Construction Implementation Updates – Vantage
▪Facilities and Grounds - Department of Public Works
▪Network Operations - Netegrity
▪Legal and Policy – Dave Makar
Team Reports
Customer Base
As of April 1st, 2026 (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 408 18,360 +13 / -3
Gold ($75)700 Mbps 67 5,025 2
Platinum ($90)1 Gbps 42 3,780 3 / -1
Total Residential Customers 517 27,165 14 52.54
Commercial
Standard ($75)500 Mbps 21 1,575 1
Preferred ($150)1 Gbps 4 600
Enhanced ($250)2 Gbps 1 250
Total Commercial Customers 26 2,425 1 93.27
Total of ALL Customers 543 29,590 54.49
Financial Reporting
as of March 31, 2026
Revenue and Expenses
2026 Budget and Actual
1-1 to 3-2026 2026 Budget Remainder
Revenue
Customer Subscriptions 84,870.00 461,950.00 377,080.00
MIP Grant Revenue -2,793,968.88 2,793,968.88
Other Revenue Sources 4,097.04 69,200.00 65,102.96
Total 88,967.04 3,325,118.88 3,236,151.84
Expenses
Construction 1,837,339.92 11,537,893.41 9,700,553.49
Installation 36,889.62 710,000.00 673,110.38
Operations 99,632.18 505,123.01 405,490.83
Total 1,973,861.72 12,753,016.42 10,779,154.70
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April 2025 May 2025 June 2025 July 2025 Aug 2025 Sept 2025 Oct 2025 Nov 2025 Dec 2025 Jan 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2026
Dryden Fiber Revenue and Operating Exp. - 12 months
Business Revenue Residential Revenue Operational Expenses Trend Operational Expenses
Customer Service
As of April 1st, 2026 (billing date is 1st of month)
Helpdesk Call Report March 2026
•Bandwidth Complaint (Speed Concerns)
•0
•Billing Related Call
•13
•Downed Drop (Damaged Service Line)
•0
•Email (Calls related to email difficulties)
•0
•No Connectivity
•1
•ONT / Power Cycle (Calls related to the
ONT where unplugging or rebooting
equipment was necessary)
•3
•Other / Unrelated (Calls looking for
unrelated departments or information)
•22
•Outage
•0
•Install Orders / Create Service
•18
•Router Issue
•0
•PC / Laptop Issue
•0
•Sporadic Connection
•3
•Streaming Related Issue
•0
•User Error / Education
•17
•Wireless
•0
Total Service Call Dispatches: 4
Tickets: 77 Customers: 543 Dec: 89/487 Jan: 80/515 Feb: 77/543
Ticket / Customer Ratio: 14%Dec: 18% Jan: 16% Feb: 9%
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:
User Error / Education:
Service inquiry (non-green)
Hardware Q's
Range Extenders
Account Management – MDUs – Mobile Home Parks -As of: April 1, 2026
Current
Task
Owner
MDU Name
And Zone (Green,
Yellow, Orange:
Could be)
Initial
Property
Owner
Outreach
Property
Owner
Paperwork
signed
Engineering
Design
Complete
Eng. Plan
approved by
property
owner
Construction
Scheduled
Construction
Completed
Residents
Notified
Unit
Count
NEXT STEPS
Acct.
Mgr
Ithaca Estates Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9 / 74 Needs additional
marketing (signage,
door hangers)
Acct.
Mgr
Shady Grove
MHP
(Pinckney)
Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 0 / 17 Need to follow-up
on paperwork
Dave /
Acct.
Mgr
Mott Road
Mobile Home
Park
Yes Yes Yes No No No No 24 Need to follow-up
on paperwork and
plan
Dave /
Acct.
Mgr
Fall Creek
Parke (Etna)
Yes Yes DRAFTING No No No No 38 Karel Westerling's
property; MDU
Construction RFP
VPS –
plan
needed
Little Creek
MHP (North
Road)
Yes Yes;
however
new
signature
needed
No No No No No 100 TBD
Acct.
Mgr
County Acres
MHP
(McLean);
Vista
Management
(Fall Creek
Rd./Rt. 366)
Yes No No No No No No 102 Poles potentially
needed but there
are no poles on
site at this time;
no contact from
owner
Account Management – MDUs – Mobile Home Parks -As of: April 1, 2026
Current
Task
Owner
MDU Name
And Zone (Green,
Yellow, Orange:
Could be)
Initial
Property
Owner
Outreach
Property
Owner
Paperwork
signed
Engineering
Design
Complete
Eng. Plan
approved by
property
owner
Construction
Scheduled
Construction
Completed
Residents
Notified
Unit
Count
NEXT STEPS
Acct.
Mgr
Pleasant View
(Southworth
Rd.)
No No No No No No No 50 Poles potentially
needed again no
poles on site atb
this time
Dave /
Acct.
Mgr
Country Manor
Estates (Wood
Rd.)
Yes No No No No No No 14 Karel Westerling's
property; Yellow
zone; plan created
Acct.
Mgr
Hanshaw
Village
(Hanshaw
Road)
Yes No; needs
engineeri
ng review
first
No No No No No 149 This is now owned
by the same group
as Little Creek and
they want to see a
plan before signing
VPS Cook Street
(Freeville)
Yes No No No No No No 12+Poles potentially
needed
Acct.
Mgr
Hillside Acres*Yes No No No No No No 150+*Low priority, due to
not likely to be built
to until 2027 (Poles
potentially needed);
new owner
Account Management – MDUs – Apartments -As of: April 1, 2026
Current
Task
Owner
MDU Name Initial
Property
Owner
Outreach
Property
Owner
Paperwork
signed
Engineering
Design
Complete
Eng. Plan
approved
by property
owner
Construction
Scheduled
Construction
Completed
Residents
Notified
Unit
Count
Notes
VPS 1062 Dryden
Rd. Apts.
(Varna)
Yes No Yes Meeting
Scheduled
No No No 21 TBD on Electronics
Account
Manager
12-14-16
Lake Street
(Dryden
Village)
Yes No Drafting No No No No 20 Plan has been set;
TBD on acceptance
VPS Willow Brook
Apartments
Yes No No No No No No 50 VPS to make plan
VPS Willow Brook
Office Only
Yes No VPS to make plan
Dave /
Account
Manager
Dryden
Village 4
Corners
( Some )No No No No No No 35+Split into 9 projects
Account
Manager
194 Lower
Creek Road
(Apartments)
Yes No No No No No No 28 Tim Foote, lives at
190 Lower Creek
Road
Not yet in green
Account
Manager
Creekwood
Apartments
at 200 Lower
Creek Rd.
No No No No No No No 20-40 Not yet in green
Account Management – MDUs – Apartments -As of: April 1, 2026
Current
Task
Owner
MDU Name Initial
Property
Owner
Outreach
Property
Owner
Paperwork
signed
Engineering
Design
Complete
Eng. Plan
approved
by property
owner
Construction
Scheduled
Construction
Completed
Residents
Notified
Unit
Count
Notes
Account
Manager
Freeville
Cottages
Yes No No No No No No 12 Main Street
Freeville; owned by
Bruno Schickel
In Green zone;
discussions
Dave /
Account
Manager
George
Junior
Republic
Yes N/A (no
tenants)
Yes No No No No 1 TBD – MDU or
Freeville Expansion
Account
Manager
1279 Dryden
Road
(Wawak)
Yes No No, TBD
N/A
No No No No 18 New Construction,
need to design to
utility room and to
apartments
Account
Manager
1 Etna Lane Yes No Yes No No No No 8+Plan drafted, needs
review
Marketing and Customer Base
Marketing and Customer Base
Marketing and Customer Base
Engineering Updates
▪Electric Make Ready
▪Telco Make Ready
Electric Make Ready
Electric Make Ready
▪Current Status:
▪24 of 57 applications EMR complete (33 remain)
▪Of the 33:
▪HRS (12 applications assigned)
▪3 applications need only 1 more item to complete
▪HRS is projecting complete June 17, however Cheryl was optimistic they could achieve end of May
▪Danella (9 applications assigned)
▪Danella projections show well into July now, claiming NYSEG is slowing them down
▪VPS inquired with Labella regarding moving some of this work to HRS
▪VPS will work with Danella on increasing crew count, pulling in their timelines, or no additional work will be
assigned
▪12 remain unassigned (awaiting Verizon field survey)
▪4 of these apps were split for Hybrid reasons, so 8 applications worth of poles
Telco Make
Ready
Telco Make Ready
▪Syracuse priority will be moving Frontier -only poles
▪HRS priority will be moving poles with multiple attachers (Spectrum/Frontier)
▪4 crews arrived on site this week (average 10 pole made ready per day/crew)
▪VPS to work with HRS on scaling crews to meet demand along with explore other options
for companies allowed to move Spectrum/Frontier
▪At 40 poles per day (HRS-only rate) telco MR could be complete by late September
▪40 poles per day equates to ~2 miles of runway for Syracuse Utilities
▪The key will be strategically deploying them to areas that open up the most runway
o Construction
▪Contract Bid Document for Major Projects pieces (from Vantage) -70 page document
▪Master Service Agreement (MSA) with an electrical make ready (EMR) provider
▪Auditors for MIP Project financials
▪Caroline Hut Construction Bid
▪Audit of Network Bid Process and Contract
▪Empire Access Overlash Agreement (6 miles of fiber) – Negotiations
▪Empire Access Reciprocal Agreement (EMR moves) – Completed
Operations
▪DigSafe Monitoring Contract and TBD on bid requirements – Approved, cutover on Jan. 21, 2026
▪Point Broadband IRU (Indefeasible Rights of Use) - 10 year lease – Approved by Town Board (Aug. '25)
▪Dryden – Caroline IMA (Intermunicipal Agreement) for project – edits and then to Caroline
▪Networking Maintenance and Repair Agreement and Bid Process – with Executive Director
▪MDU Construction – with Executive Director
▪Easement for Hillside Drive connecting Ringwood to Phantom Drive – Completed
▪INHS Varna Project – with Executive Director
Legal Update
February 2026
o Research
▪Survey Project
▪2/27 - Initial draft questions and plan
▪Goal: 3/31 - final draft
▪Survey: April – May
▪Tally: June
▪Reporting: July
Government Relations
▪“THE MUNICIPAL BROADBAND FINANCING MODERNIZATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2026”
▪Letter from town of Dryden submitted
▪Letter from town of Caroline approved
▪Letter from Dryden Public Broadband Committee pending
▪Outreach to NYMNC (New York Muni Network Coalition) and ConnectAll Office coming next
week
Government Relations and Research
February 2026
APPENDIX A
Discussion Topics
New Signs - February 2025
New Sign Requirements – MIP Grant
▪"This deployment of internet service is supported by a grant awarded to [insert Grantee name] by New York
State through the ConnectALL program.”
▪Example from Livingston County / Empire Access
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
Financial Reporting
Review of Construction Costs from beginning of project
Subcontractors (Syr. Util., Lghtspd, etc.), 50%Equipment Purchases, 28%
Professional Fees (Leg.,
Eng., etc.), 13%
Permit and Pole
Applications, 5%
Loan
interest,
2%
Misc
Constru
ction
Exp, 1%
Construction Costs 1/1/21 to 12/31/24
Subcontractors (Syr. Util., Lghtspd, etc.)
Equipment Purchases
Professional Fees (Leg., Eng., etc.)
Permit and Pole Applications
Loan interest
Misc Construction Exp
Permitting Steps
1.Final Design Edits = Survey has occurred and Prelim in is design edits
2.Prelim Sent = Sent to Engineering Firm (VPS) to review/approve and then to NYSEG/Frontier to review
3.Final NYSEG Design Sent = NYSEG reviewing final design before sending the Final Make Ready Package
4.Telco Recon = Telco Review prelim design
5.Frontier Billing Outstanding = Frontier awaiting payment to proceed
6.RFB = Request for Bid sent to contractors
7.MR Construction = Make Ready Contruction - Moves are in progress
Other Statuses (from slide 8):
▪Attached – definition...
▪Elec make-ready in process – definition...
▪Telco make-ready in process – definition...
▪Final ELEC Design Input – definition...
▪Avant Grid is NYSEG
Permitting Map Colors
1.Green = Conditional license to attach
2.Yellow = non-billable quote approved, quotes back from electrician sub-
contractors (i.e. HRS, Davella), when NYSEG gives ok, this moves to Green
3.Red = Design submitted to joint pole owner
4.Orange = make ready work package approved, heading to bid
5.Pink = out for make ready construction
6.Purple = design input (LaBella)