- Dates
- 2021-07-15 – 2021-07-30
- Kind
- Grant application
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- infrastructurecommunicationsgovernance
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In July 2021, Peaine and St. James Townships asked residents and businesses to complete broadband surveys supporting an NTIA Broadband Infrastructure Program application with Great Lakes Energy. The proposed project was an island-wide fiber-to-the-home network with mainland backhaul. A township follow-up reported 176 home surveys, 44 speed tests, and 6 business surveys as of July 21.
Evidence limits
The forum notices establish the townships’ application effort and coordinator-reported survey participation. They do not establish grant award, network design, construction, service availability, or the accuracy of the reported speed measurements.
Sources
- The townships sought resident and business surveys and speed tests for an NTIA application, describing a proposed island-wide fiber-to-the-home network and mainland backhaul. A July 22 update reported 176 home surveys, 44 speed tests, and 6 business surveys, with a July 30 target for completion. These are application-preparation figures, not a grant award or network construction result.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016541
- Township notice says Peaine and St. James were applying with Great Lakes Energy to the NTIA Broadband Infrastructure Program for a multi-million-dollar island-wide fiber-to-the-home network and mainland backhaul, with an August 17 deadline and November award expectation. It establishes the application plan, not an award or construction.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016541
- Township follow-up reports 176 home surveys, 44 speed tests, and 6 business surveys as of July 21, with a July 30 target for completion. These are coordinator-reported participation counts, not an independent audit or grant outcome.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016541
- A campaign discussion framed a local GLE board candidate as an advocate for the pending island broadband application and for more reliable electric service. Replies also reported repeated outages, especially on the west side. These are campaign advocacy and household observations; they do not independently establish the application status, candidate outcome, outage frequency, or network performance.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016491
- A resident complained about a recent series of power outages and repeated household clock resets. This is an anecdotal reliability report and does not establish outage count, cause, or utility response.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016542
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Peaine and St. James pursue a federal Beaver Island fiber grant, 2021”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-townships-federal-broadband-grant-application-2021/, accessed [date], citing St. James Township, “TOWNSHIPS ASK ISLANDERS TO COMPLETE BROADBAND SURVEY,” Beaver Island Forum, July 15–22, 2021. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).
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