Notes for Tue Jan 14 2025

5:00 p.m. Call Meeting to Order, Review Agenda
CAF II (Connect America Fund Phase II) Certification—vote anticipated

• [ Through CAF Phase II, the FCC provides funding to service providers to subsidize the cost of building new network infrastructure or performing network upgrades to provide voice and broadband service in areas where it is lacking.]
• SB approved the certification. 

Approval for placement of new kiosks—Pat McGahan, Parks & Recreation Committee.

• Placement of kiosks  in the center of town and Jacobs Road was approved.  [Kiosks similar to  the kiosk on Flag Hill  Road. Will have maps showing Heath trails]
• A third kiosk mentioned was one just outside HO Cook forest which is under the purview of the Highway Dept. 
• P&R to work with Hilma and Tim on placement in Town Center and Jacobs Road

National Grid Pole Hearing Information—review information
[The pole hearing with National Grid is scheduled for Thursday, Jan 16 form 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm]

• ​Robyn would like to know how many poles will be effected on Avery Brook Road vs Burrington Hill Road as this will be a cost to the town to move the fiber.
• Will felt the outages were not crucial enough to justify the three phase power.
• Ned pointed that the agreement to pay for the cost of putting the fiber on the pole was part of the broadband buildout only, not a subsequent project. Ned agreed with Will that the $70,000 between the two routes is not a significant amount for National Grid.
• Wanda Money made a good case for burying the power lines in the Heath Historic area.

HYPA License Comments—Discussion  

• No notes/comments received from HYPA on the license yet, so the discussion and meeting is postponed.