
The City of Loganville is considering offering limited Internet service to its core downtown businesses off the fiber system supplied to it through the City of Monroe.
City Councilwoman Ann Huntsinger, who heads up the Council’s Finance Committee, introduced the idea at Monday’s work session, explaining that it could give the city another enterprise fund that could help offset the tax burden on the city’s taxpayers.
“I understand we could tap into the fiber that we run for the city and that could give business along the core downtown corridor the opportunity to have high-speed fiber through the city instead of Comcast,” Huntsinger said, going on to explain a process that would set up five “guinea pigs” to try out the system initially for a 3 – 6-month trial. The cost involved would not exceed $14,000 and Huntsinger said she expected that at that cost there would likely be an 18 to 24 months return on investment.
“That’s a reasonable ROI for new enterprise fund,” she said, going on to explain that an enterprise fund is from a service provided to residents that brings in another stream of revenue to a municipality outside of taxes.
The City of Monroe has several services that it provides including telephone and Internet service, cable television, water, gas, electricity and garbage pickup.
OLD BUSINESS
II. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS
- Consent Agenda
- Last Month’s Minutes
- Last Month’s Financial Report
- High-Speed Fiber Utility Beta Testing Implementation – NTE $14,000.00
- Fire Truck MDT (Mobile Data Terminal) Upgrade – NTE $15,500.00
- Update EM A contract with Walton County
- 2020 Pecan Street CDBG Project Engineering – $46,790.00
- Concert and Fireworks Contracts for 2020
- Gwinnett SDS
- Walton County SDS Resolution
- Gwinnett Census Proclamation
- Police Department Presentation
- LDA Appointment
III. COMMITTEE / DEPARTMENT REPORTS
- Planning & Development – Chairwoman Lisa Newberry
- Case #A19-016 – Marson Holdings, LLC 4.202 acres – Tuck Road
- Case #R19-017 – Marson Holdings, LLC 4.202 acres – B-3 to CH
- Case #A19-018 – Uprise Development, LLC 5.263 acres – Tuck Road
- Case #R19-019 – Uprise Development, LLC 5.263 acres – B-3 to CH
- Case #A19-014 – Uprise Development, LLC 2.174 acres – Tuck Road
- Case #R19-015 – Uprise Development, LLC 2.174 acres – B-3 to CH
- Finance / Human Resources– Chairwoman Anne Huntsinger
- Updates / Reports
- Public Safety Committee – Chairman Jay Boland
- Updates / Reports
- Public Utilities / Transportation – Chairman Bill DuVall
- Rovver X (RCX90 Camera Head) – $22,200.00
- Vehicle Purchase – 2020 Ford Explorer – $30,331.00
- Public Works / Facilities– Chairwoman Linda Dodd
- Updates / Reports
- Economic Development – Chairman Danny Ford
- Updates / Reports
IV. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
- Loomis – Armored Service Proposal
V. CITY ATTORNEY’S UPDATES / REPORTS
- Updates / Reports
VI. ADJOURNMENT
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