It’s official! Rural Milan (parts of Sullivan and Linn Counties) are getting fiber from NEMR. A Groundbreaking ceremony took place just outside of Milan on Friday, May 3, 2024. Present for this historic groundbreaking were Representative Danny Busick, Sullivan County Assoicate Commissioner, Rye Page, and many other community leaders. “Getting this type of service is very valuable,” said Busick. “There are people who want to move to smaller areas. If they don’t have fiber available, they can’t work online. This gives the same information to those in rural areas as they can give to those in urban areas.”
Contractors will lay 255 miles of fiber giving nearly 500 homes and businesses the opportunity to connect. The project is planned to be completed by the end of this year.
NEMR received the $8.9 million grant last year from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to deploy fiber-to-the-premise projects in Putnam, Sullivan, and Linn Counties. The Putnam County project was completed in 2023. The total estimated rural Milan project cost will be $11.1 million. (Photo by Jennifer Chrisman)
