Broadband Initiative
Introduction
Gordon County is currently working on a Broadband Initiative that will assist in bringing broadband to the unserved and underserved areas of Gordon County.
Primary Contact
James F. Ledbetter, County Administrator
201 North Wall Street Calhoun, GA 30701
Phone: 706-629-3795
Email: jledbetter@gordoncounty.org
Recent Posts Concerning Broadband
9/6/2022 BOC Regular Session Minutes
GORDON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR SESSION MINUTES JUDICIAL BUILDING ASSEMBLY ROOM SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 The Gordon County Board of Commissioners held their Regular Meeting on September 6, 2022 beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Judicial Building Assembly Room. MEMBERS PRESENT BECKY HOOD, CHAIRMAN CHAD STEWARD, VICE CHAIRMAN M. L. BUD OWENS, COMMISSIONER KEVIN CUNNINGHAM, COMMISSIONER BRUCE POTTS, COMMISSIONER OTHERS PRESENT JIM LEDBETTER, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ANNETTE BERRY, COUNTY CLERK MEDIA APPROXIMATELY 30 GUESTS Chairman Hood called the...
read more9/6/2022 BOC Work Session Minutes
GORDON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION MINUTES JUDICIAL BUILDING ASSEMBLY ROOM SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 AT 5:30 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT BECKY HOOD, CHAIRMAN CHAD STEWARD, VICE CHAIRMAN KEVIN CUNNINGHAM, COMMISSIONER BRUCE POTTS, COMMISSIONER BUD OWENS, COMMISSIONER OTHERS PRESENT JIM LEDBETTER, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ANNETTE BERRY, COUNTY CLERK MEDIA APPROXIMATELY 24 GUESTS Chairman Hood called the meeting to order. County Administrator Ledbetter explained to the Board members the New Business items on the agenda for tonight’s Regular meeting....
read moreAdmin Report for September 20, 2022
FINANCIAL REPORT CASH AND INVESTMENTS: This report is in your material for your review TAX DIGEST: Plans are in place for the Tax Commissioner to submit the digest after the County millage rate and tax levy are established by the BOC tonight. SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS AND ACTIVITY CONTINUING EDUCATION: I attended the Institute for County and City attorneys for two days last week to get required continuing education training. Topics included: firearms in public facilities; public works contracts; elections law; 1st Amendment and public...
read more9/6/2022 BOC Work Session Agenda
Gordon County Board of Commissioners Work Session Agenda Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. Judicial Building Assembly Room or online at https://vimeo.com/gordoncountygov DISCUSSION OF REGULAR MEETING AGENDA ITEMS UPDATE FOR THE BROADBAND PROJECT – Andy Macke, V.P. Comcast REMINDERS AND INFORMATION – Next Commissioners Meeting – September 20, 2022
read moreAdministrator’s Report for August 16, 2022
FINANCIAL REPORT CASH AND INVESTMENT REPORT: This report is in your material for review. LOST: Gordon County will be submitting a State Mandated LOST certificate this week. This is the LOST distribution the County approved at the last meeting. LOST revenue substantially reduces the taxes Gordon County residents pay on their property. For instance, in the last year, Gordon County has had a millage rate of 9.515 (the lowest in ten years). Without the Local Option Sales Tax, the millage rate would have been 12.9224 to collect the same amount...
read morePublic Hearing: Gordon County Comprehensive Plan Broadband Amendment
Gordon County has prepared an Amendment to add a Broadband Element to the Joint Comprehensive Plan 2018-2028 according to the 2018 Minimum Planning Standards set by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Georgia Planning Act of 1989. The draft Broadband Element includes an Action Plan including a narrative and map of unserved areas, Goals, Needs/Opportunities, and Community Work Program items. Accordingly, a public hearing is scheduled for Gordon County to accept comments on the draft Comprehensive Plan Amendment. After the...
read moreRFP to Establish Qualifying Broadband Service in Eligible Service Areas
The Gordon County Board of Commissioners is soliciting sealed proposals for the selection of a partner to bring broadband services to unserved areas of the County. The qualified respondent must be a fixed broadband service provider which will provide “qualifying broadband service” in an “eligible service area”. If you choose to submit a bid for this service and products, the County requires the vendor submit four (4) sealed original and copy printed bid/proposals (e-mail or faxes are not accepted). Your sealed bid/proposal must be marked,...
read morePublic Notice: Comcast Plans To Expand Broadband Services In Gordon County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COMCAST PLANS TO EXPAND BROADBAND SERVICES IN GORDON COUNTY IN 2021 DECEMBER 3, 2020 Gordon County residents among 100,000 rural Georgians who stand to benefit from technology upgrades (Gordon County, Georgia) – December 3, 2020 – Comcast, through testimony filed in a docket at the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), has committed to expanding the reach of its high speed broadband network to 1,000 new homes and businesses in Gordon County should the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) align the state’s electric...
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