{"id":21936,"date":"2022-05-05T09:46:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T13:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evolve-success.com\/?p=21936"},"modified":"2022-06-02T10:31:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T14:31:50","slug":"clay-county-approves-broadband-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evolve-success.com\/clay-county-approves-broadband-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Clay County approves broadband initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21936\" class=\"elementor elementor-21936\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5793368 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5793368\" 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parts of the county that lack internet service.<\/p><p>Phase one of the project will include the extension of Comcast\u2019s cable system to provide internet service to the northwest portion of Clay Hill and the area of Keystone Heights north of County Road 214 and east of State Road 21, moving out toward McRae. Households and businesses will then have the option to sign up as a customer with Comcast and purchase services according to their specific needs, the release states. \u00a0<\/p><p>The estimated completion date for Phase one is 12 months after permits are granted and utility line locates are performed; however, residents will have the option to hook up to internet service as soon as it becomes available in their area. The total shared cost for this phase of the project is $3.35 million, with the county contributing $2 million and Comcast contributing $1.35 million. The system will be owned, operated and maintained by Comcast.<\/p><p>The funding source for this broadband investment is the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, intended to address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and lay the foundation for a strong recovery. \u00a0The Act specifically addresses broadband service as critical for work, education, healthcare and civic participation during a public health emergency.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>Future phases of the project will extend broadband service into other underserved areas of the county as funding is identified.<\/p><p>\u201cThe goal of the broadband infrastructure project is to expand reliable, high-speed internet services to as many households and businesses in Clay County as possible,\u201d said Commission Chairman Wayne Bolla, in the release.<\/p><p>Commissioner Betsy Condon, who represents the county on the Florida Association of Counties ACCESS 67 Initiative, which works to address the impact of the lack of access to information technology resources, said the agreement is good for the community.<\/p><p>\u201cThe economic impact of broadband expansion will be seen through improved access to educational and employment opportunities resulting in increased job growth, higher wages, higher rates of new business formation, increased home values and lower unemployment rates in Clay County,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0495bbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0495bbb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0515f20\" data-id=\"0515f20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0957dc1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0957dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fd3fb elementor-author-box--image-valign-middle elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-author-box--link-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"d6fd3fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evolve-success.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/EvolveMagazine_Icon_2021.png\" alt=\"EVOLVE Digital\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEVOLVE Digital\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5caf85\" data-id=\"f5caf85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac1dbb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"ac1dbb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div><broadstreet-zone place=\"\" zone-id=\"149355\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clay County approves broadband initiative Clay County is the latest First Coast Region community to approve plans for expanded broadband infrastructure, according to a county media release. In late April, commissioners adopted an agreement with Comcast Cable Communications to extend broadband service to parts of the county that lack internet service. 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