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Continued from page 1 Harbor Mayor Carrie Lacher said at the opening ceremony. “I’m so glad, down to the very tips of my toes, that the town and the council found a way to participate in making this a
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Directors had not generated the level of support necessary to offset the risk to the cooperative’s financial structure. “We’ve learned a lot from our members over the past year,” Hildreth said about the reaction to the co-op’s broadband initiative. Hildreth pointed out that although the co-op won’t be moving forward with the proposed plan, “we’ll do what we can with our infrastructure to benefit our membership” and make best use of co-op resources by leasing the present fiberoptic network to telecommunications and internet providers. OPALCO has installed 77 miles of fiber-optic cable on most of the inhabited islands in the San Juans. This network and the corresponding equipment connects the company’s 11 major substations and is used “for monitoring and
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control of power quality and equipment, voltage regulators and other distribution devices,” according to the co-op. The fiber and equipment make up what OPALCO called its “Island Network,” launched in 2001 and already leased to organizations such as San Juan County, Peace Island Medical Center, University of Washington Laboratories, and others. Hildreth explained that until OPALCO figures out the direction of future infrastructure utilization, it has instituted a “moratorium on adding any new fiber connections through Island Network.” During this period, OPALCO will negotiate with CenturyLink and other internet service providers who may want to lease access to the co-op’s infrastructure. After the meeting, Hildreth explained further in an e-mail: “Our discussions with CenturyLink are moving forward and we expect to reach completion by the end of summer. We’ve been talking to all of the local ISPs and welcome conversations with any service provider who can help
us toward our vision of better broadband for our membership.” Regarding the $34 million capital project loan commitment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some of which would have been used for the internet project, OPALCO stated in a press release, “The USDA loan is in place through 2016 for capital projects including infrastructure expansion. We draw funds down only after completing projects. It’s likely that we won’t use the whole amount that has been approved for this construction work plan period, and there is no penalty for not drawing down funds.” OPALCO took the pulse of the meeting through a series of charts and tables asking attendees about their attitudes to present internet service and internet speed. Most responses favored faster internet service and “more aggressive investment” by OPALCO in internet service. After the meeting, Hildreth summed up his conclusions: “We were pleased to hear such strong member support for our vision.”
Picnic: Continued from page 3 help organize catered hikes for park goers walking from Dead Man’s Bay to the limekiln, and has plenty of new eating options at her kiosk. “You can call in now and place orders,” Burke says. “So you can pick up a picnic basket that’s waiting for you and your family and friends.” The kiosk is open daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., (depending on weather) until mid-September. You can call Red Checkered Picnics at 370-5810.
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