City Council - Utilities Committee

Utilities Committee Meeting Monday, November 19, 2018 @ 6:30 PM ITEM #1 Support for Review and Potential Implementation of Broadband Feasibility Study CITY OF CHICOPEE IN THE CITY COUNCIL WHEREAS, for the city economy to grow, we need to incentivize business development, and WHEREAS, the City of Chicopee has a strong history at municipal utilities through Chicopee Electric Light, and WHEREAS, the municipal utilities served to position Chicopee for economic growth in the past WHEREAS, broadband internet is vital to the economic culture of the 21st century, and WHEREAS, a feasibility study conducted by Magellan Advisors in 2015 outlines the potential benefits to residents directly as well as increasing job opportunities, and WHEREAS, the study contains recommendations for next step options for successful implementation, and WHEREAS, the Magellan study asserts that adopting municipal broadband has the potential to greatly grow the economic structure in the city. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Chicopee City Council goes on record as implementing municipal broadband according to the General Manager of CEL’s timetable ITEM #2 Minutes – August 28, 2018