7.c2 Draft Community Letter of Support
City of Scandia
14727 209 th St. N. PO Box 128, Scandia, Minnesota 55073
Phone (651) 433 -2274 Fax (651) 433 -5112 http://www.ci.scandia.mn.us
September 15, 2020
To Whom It May Concern,
Scandia City Council is in support of the State of Minnesota Border to Border
Broadband Development Grant application being submitted by Midcontinent
Communications (Midco) to bring broadband internet service to the City of
Scandia, Minnesota.
Our community has a demonstrated need for upgraded broadband service, as
verified by the Minnesota DEED Office of Broadband Development coverage
maps. Midco’s proposal to deploy broadband infrastructure to our area will be
beneficial to the citizens, businesses, and institutions. In addition, the City of
Scandia agrees to financially support this project with an expenditure of the
city’s funds in the amount of $165,000 to help make this project a reality
should approval of the DEED grant become a reality.
As a Council we are confident in Midco’s financial and managerial capability to
ensure adequate project administration and customer service. We are also
confident Midco’s proposed project aligns with the broadband deployment
goals established in Section 237.012 of the Minnesota Statutes.
If you have any questions regarding Scandia’s support of Midco’s application,
please contact me.
Sincerely,
Christine Maefsky
Mayor, City of Scandia Minnesota