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30 DRAFT 1253 Perdita Holtz: I mean we can add that. You know, the board agrees to add enhancing communication with the 1254 public by potentially increasing subscriptions to the newsletter. Because the newsletters do have 1255 what's going on. 1256 1257 Beth Bronson: Very much in the same vein, I have been saving this for the last bit. Because I didn't want to put 1258 anybody out, but I was, again, a work plan and in that vein of holding ourselves accountable, the 1259 planning board accountable for missed opportunities for public engagement, if there was a 1260 subcommittee on this planning board for public engagement and we resolved to, over the next 12 1261 months, look inward how we, as the advisory board members, can help facilitate a better line of 1262 engagement for the community. Like who do you know in the community that would actually 1263 benefit from hearing this work plan summary or being here in December to actually hear what it is 1264 that we did over the year,what we plan to do next year, and how much would that inform them. 1265 Who's going to read this, and we want people to read this. So,that idea, that I was going to 1266 propose a subcommittee and I'm not going to do it tonight as far as no motions. 1267 1268 Adam Beeman: Can we wait until March? 1269 1270 Beth Bronson: I could absolutely wait until March. May want to wait until just before March. I may want Adam's 1271 vote, but again,just something to think about and,and I very much agree with what you've been 1272 saying. 1273 1274 Adam Beeman: Do you know what kind of a broadband coverage we have now that they've done the majority of 1275 their work? 1276 1277 Perdita Holtz: I know that there's information on the county's website with a map that shows everything that's 1278 covered and everything's that not and what the projected dates are, but I can't tell you what it is off 1279 the top of my head. 1280 1281 Adam Beeman: I just was wondering. I mean now that they've solved, I don't want to say solved the broadband 1282 access problem but put a huge dent in the broadband access issue to the rural residences. I'm 1283 just wondering if that still should stay up there or not cause the cellphone coverage is still an 1284 issue, but I feel like they've definitely I don't want to say solved it, but made a huge, huge step 1285 forward in the broadband access out to the county. I'm not entirely sure that that should stay at 1286 the top of the priority list, but that's just me. And I know that the county owes them a$6 million 1287 check at the end of the month,so if you don't have your broadband,you better speak up. 1288 1289 Charity Kirk: I'm not happy with them, but I'm a one-off thing. I mean we haven't done anything this last year 1290 with it. Have we? 1291 1292 Adam Beeman: Well, the commissioners did. They signed the contracts to expand it out for us. 1293 1294 Charity Kirk: But we haven't done anything, so I agree that it might not be worthwhile to put on our list. 1295 1296 Perdita Holtz: So,the list is not for the planning board to work on. That's part of the list of emerging issues or 1297 concerns that the board wants to bring up. In past years, those are not always just planning 1298 issues. I'm not saying that we should have a list of 30 items that aren't planning issues, but there 1299 has been a lot of headway made on broadband access. I do know there are still some 1300 outstanding areas. 1301 1302 Adam Beeman: I'm waiting for them to connect mine. The fiber was in the ground in March, and they haven't been 1303 back since. 1304 1305 Charity Kirk: Oh yeah. They've piped and labeled all the flags and now it's all destroyed in my neighborhood. 1306 1307 Beth Bronson: As soon as it's available, Spectrum will call you and say you have access in your area too now.