After more than a year of planning and analysis about how the city-owned, citywide open-access broadband network will operate, the Willmar City Council will be asked May 6 to approve $9.2 million in funding for the first phase.
When the city of Willmar sent out a request for proposals to build out broadband in the city, specifically to the Willmar Industrial Park, Hometown Fiber offered that and more a citywide, open-access fiber network.
The Willmar City Council on Monday, May 6, 2024, will consider approval of $9.2 million in funding for phase one of the Connect Willmar Initiative, a project to construct a city-owned broadband network throughout the city.
The Willmar City Council on Jan. 22 heard from the consultants who have been working with the Willmar broadband committee in planning an open-access fiber network for the city.