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Approved 2.5.25 Perdita Holtz: I mean we can add that. You know, the board agrees to add enhancing communication with the 1253 public by potentially increasing subscriptions to the newsletter. Because the newsletters do have 1254 what's going on. 1255 1256 Beth Bronson: Very much in the same vein, I have been saving this for the last bit. Because I didn't want to put 1257 anybody out, but I was, again, a work plan and in that vein of holding ourselves accountable, the 1258 planning board accountable for missed opportunities for public engagement, if there was a 1259 subcommittee on this planning board for public engagement and we resolved to, over the next 12 1260 months, look inward how we, as the advisory board members, can help facilitate a better line of 1261 engagement for the community. Like who do you know in the community that would actually 1262 benefit from hearing this work plan summary or being here in December to actually hear what it is 1263 that we did over the year, what we plan to do next year, and how much would that inform them. 1264 Who's going to read this, and we want people to read this. So, that idea, that I was going to 1265 propose a subcommittee and I'm not going to do it tonight as far as no motions. 1266 1267 Adam Beeman: Can we wait until March? 1268 1269 Beth Bronson: I could absolutely wait until March. May want to wait until just before March. I may want Adam's 1270 vote, but again, just something to think about and, and I very much agree with what you've been 1271 saying. 1272 1273 Adam Beeman: Do you know what kind of a broadband coverage we have now that they've done the majority of 1274 their work? 1275 1276 Perdita Holtz: I know that there's information on the county's website with a map that shows everything that's 1277 covered and everything's that not and what the projected dates are, but I can't tell you what it is off 1278 the top of my head. 1279 1280 Adam Beeman: I just was wondering. I mean now that they've solved, I don't want to say solved the broadband 1281 access problem but put a huge dent in the broadband access issue to the rural residences. I'm 1282 just wondering if that still should stay up there or not cause the cellphone coverage is still an 1283 issue, but I feel like they've definitely I don't want to say solved it, but made a huge, huge step 1284 forward in the broadband access out to the county. I'm not entirely sure that that should stay at 1285 the top of the priority list, but that's just me. And I know that the county owes them a $6 million 1286 check at the end of the month, so if you don't have your broadband, you better speak up. 1287 1288 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 1289 with it. Have we? 1290 1291 Adam Beeman: Well, the commissioners did. They signed the contracts to expand it out for us. 1292 1293 Charity Kirk: But we haven't done anything, so I agree that it might not be worthwhile to put on our list. 1294 1295 Perdita Holtz: So, the list is not for the planning board to work on. That's part of the list of emerging issues or 1296 concerns that the board wants to bring up. In past years, those are not always just planning 1297 issues. I'm not saying that we should have a list of 30 items that aren't planning issues, but there 1298 has been a lot of headway made on broadband access. I do know there are still some 1299 outstanding areas. 1300 1301 Adam Beeman: I'm waiting for them to connect mine. The fiber was in the ground in March, and they haven't been 1302 back since. 1303 1304 Charity Kirk: Oh yeah. They've piped and labeled all the flags and now it's all destroyed in my neighborhood. 1305 1306 Beth Bronson: As soon as it's available, Spectrum will call you and say you have access in your area too now. 1307