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Huron County Council commits to SWIFT initiative
Huron County is now officially
invested in the Southwest Integrated
Fibre Technology (SWIFT) project
after approving the recommendation
of Treasurer Michael Blumhagen
last week.
Blumhagen suggested, in a report
presented at Huron County
Council's Sept. 14 committee of the
whole meeting, that the county pay
its 2016 membership fee of $30,000
to the organization and become
financially invested in the project.
He also recommended funding of up
to $680,000 from the county's
general reserve for the project over
the next five years.
This contribution comes after the
county already committed to paying
$50,000 earlier this year to pay back
membership fees associated with
2015.
The funding, however, will be
conditional upon "satisfactory
project deliverables and timing" for
the county. It was this condition,
councillors said, that made them
comfortable with supporting the
motion, given that there are still
concerns from some councillors, as
well as the independent internet
providers throughout Huron County.
"While some questions remain in
moving forward with this project
and its impact on Huron County, it is
important to remain committed for
the foreseeable future in order to
have those questions answered and
to have input into the project as it
unfolds," Blumhagen wrote in his
report to council.
The county had not banked on this
expense, Blumhagen noted in his
report, so the money will have to
come from the county's account for
"the provision of the unforeseen".
However, he said that as of the
second financial quarter of 2016, the
county is in the position of a small
surplus.
In addition, Blumhagen told
councillors that with county's
portion of the SWIFT project to be
funded out of its general reserve, the
balance of the fund at the end of
2015 was just under $11 million.
There was no discussion on the
motion and it was simply passed.
It will be ratified by council at its
Oct. 5 meeting in Goderich.
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