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AGENDA ITEM #10.1 <br /> City of <br /> Pe not <br /> Lakes---_ -_—__ <br /> REPORT TO <br /> CITY COUNCIL <br /> Report Prepared by: Nancy Malecha <br /> Date: June 6, 2017 <br /> Subject: Fiber Optics Construction <br /> Report: The Workforce Development Task Force, of the <br /> Pequot Lakes Thriving Communities Initiative (TCI), <br /> communicated to the Economic Development Commission <br /> (EDC) the importance of expanding high speed broadband <br /> connectivity to the City's Business Park. The Task Force <br /> noted that the Pequot Lakes community identified <br /> "improving technology infrastructure for remote workers <br /> and students" as the most significant workforce <br /> development issue through the TCI efforts. Attached is the <br /> memo from the Task Force to the EDC for your review. <br /> The EDC has been discussing the need for high speed <br /> internet within our community for several months and <br /> recently received the attached proposal from TDS Telecom <br /> for the construction of fiber optics to serve both the existing <br /> Business Park and future expansion south of the Business <br />