ADDITION Midco Scandia FY20 close out letter - signed
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Office of Broadband Development
1st National Bank Building, 332 Minnesota Street, Suite 200 Saint Paul, MN 55101
Phone 651-259-7610 or 1-800-657-3858
http://mn.gov/deed/programs-services/broadband/
July 30, 2021
Mr. Justin Forde
Senior Director of Government Relations
Midcontinent Communications
3600 Minnesota Drive/Suite 700
Edina, MN 55435
RE: Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grants Close Out Letter
BBGP-20-0018-FY20: Midcontinent Communications-Scandia
Dear Mr. Forde:
I am pleased to inform you that on the basis of staff review of the final reimbursement requests, the final reports, and
the close-out call conducted by Jennifer Frost of OBD-DEED Staff for the above-cited project file, we are changing
the status of this project from "awarded" to "closed, project accepted." With this change in status, no further
reporting on project performance is required for this project.
Please keep all grant file records for this project for six years from this day, July 27, 2021 – the date of the state’s
final electronic funds transfer for this grant. Retention of these files is a requirement in the event of a legislative or
state audit. This requirement is a component of the project grant contract.
Thank you so much for you and your organization’s work to improve your community and to provide economic
opportunity for all Minnesotans through continued broadband investments. We look forward to continued
partnerships with your organization in the years ahead to provide future broadband improvements.
Sincerely,
Diane Wells
Deputy Director, Office of Broadband Development
Department of Employment and Economic Development
cc: Jennifer Frost, Grant Administrator
Melissa Wolf, Government Relations Manager
John Fischer, Central Construction Planning & Engineering Manager