08.c Scandia High Speed Internet UpdateScandia High Speed Internet Update – December 2022
MidCo’s current expansion project underway in Scandia will reach about 160 homes previously lacking
access to high-speed Internet. Supply chain and equipment delays have pushed completion of this
project to the spring of 2023.
Washington County approved a new grant for MidCo to connect an additional 112 homes around Big
Marine Lake. Total project cost is $745,000, with $280,000 from MidCo, $372,500 from Washington
County and $92,500 from Scandia. Construction will be spread over two years, starting in 2023 with
completion by the end of 2024. The project will deploy 44,000 feet of fiber necessitating the multi-year
construction schedule.
MidCo also received a Minnesota Broadband grant in the amount of $975,131 that will serve 323 homes
in Forest Lake.
Frontier Communications applied for a Minnesota Broadband grant for locations in and around Scandia
but was not awarded any grants.
The state of Minnesota has created a new program to help individual home and business owners receive
assistance to bring high speed Internet service to their location. Scandia’s Internet Action Committee is
working to identify areas in the city where this new program will work and will integrate the program
into its overall plan for improving high speed Internet service throughout Scandia.
Additional information and updates can be found at the City of Scandia’s website:
https://www.cityofscandia.com/
To determine if MidCo Internet service is available to you check here:
https://www.midco.com/about/service-areas/scandia/