Kandiyohi County Board Weighs $312K Svea Fiber Expansion for 70 More Homes
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Updated · West Central Tribune · Jul 19
Kandiyohi County Board Weighs $312K Svea Fiber Expansion for 70 More Homes
1 articles · Updated · West Central Tribune · Jul 19
Summary
$312,532.26 expansion plan for the 2026 Svea Fiber Internet Project goes before the Kandiyohi County Board on July 21 in Willmar, adding service passings for 70 homes in Whitefield Township.
The county would cover $88,972.98 of the total—28% of project costs—while Vibrant Broadband pays another 28% and a state Broadband Line Extension Connection Program grant is expected to fund 35%.
Meeting materials put the county's expansion cost at $1,271 per passing, and board action Tuesday would enlarge a project first approved in April.
That original plan totaled $210,000, with Kandiyohi County set to contribute $100,800, making Tuesday's vote the next step in broadening rural fiber coverage.