By Buck Love Business Retention & Growth
Efforts to formalize the NLEA Broadband Consortium took a step forward following a June 4th meeting of the Emmet, Antrim, Cheboygan and Charlevoix County Commissioners that sit on the NLEA Board and their County Administrators. Information to assist in the drafting of legal By-Laws and Agreements was reviewed in preparation for draft documents to be completed by the Clark Hill Law Firm in Troy, Michigan. The drafts will then be reviewed by the NLEA Executive Committee to make recommendations prior to the July 19th Board Meeting.
Once all legal work is approved and formalized, the NLEA Broadband Consortium will be in a position to offer high speed Merit Fiber Optic and wireless service to community, business and industrial customers as part of a regional Co-op buying group.
This effort gives the NLEA another economic development tool to strengthen needed infrastructure for business attraction and retention planning. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements!
