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14 WMSRDC
Oceana County
Hart
Fiber Optic Consortium
Field
Field Value
Shared Services Name
Fiber Optic Consortium
Data Owner
Hart
Form
Joint Venture
Primary Purpose
Information Technology
Scope
External
Status
In Process
Year Initiated
2013
Revenues (less partner contributions)
$10,000
Website
http://www.ci.hart.mi.us
Description
Merit, Inc constructed high-speed fiber optic cable through Hart (and all of west Michigan) in 2012. The City of Hart as lead agency partnered with County of Oceana and Hart Area Public Library to join the Merit network in mid-2012. Service was established in December, 2012. The purpose of the Fiber Optic Consortium is to expand the partnership to other governmental and non-profit agencies in the Hart area. The goal for 2013 is to add three (3) additional members to the Consortium. We do not envision significant cost savings but expect a substantial increase in internet speed and other valuable services from the Merit Network.
UPDATE for 2014:
The City still plans to pursue additional Consortium members. However, the plan to add 3 new members will be postponed until the City can connect its other municipal facilities to the Merit network which include Public Works, Hydro-Electric, Wastewater Treatment, John Gurney Park, Hart Area Fire Department and Starting Block Kitchen Incubator. The City plans to use existing electric line crews and equipment to perform most of the connection work.
When the City fiber connections to municipal facilities are complete, City crews will be an experienced team which will make the proposed connections to new Consortium members proceed more efficiently. Prospective members should realize significant savings by have a locally trained crew to perform the installation work.
In summary, the City's goal is to install fiber to its own facilities in 2014 and begin connections to additional Consortium members in 2015.
BARRIERS:
Adding more Consortium members in 2013 was difficult to launch for the following reasons: 1) City was not experienced in planning and performing fiber installations, 2) other unforeseen events took precedent, primarily an electric substation reconstruction project due to a fire which occurred on July 8, 2013.
Partners for Fiber Optic Consortium
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Type
Lies Within
Fiscal year
Population/Enrollment
General Fund Expenditures
Hart
City
Oceana County
2022
2,120
$4,701,032
Hart Area Public Library
Library
Oceana County
0
Oceana County
County
14 WMSRDC
2022
26,545
$40,127,874
28,665
44,828,906
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Make final connections & assign IP addresses
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2016-01-04
2016-03-25
Install fiber cable
New Item
2015-10-01
2015-12-18
Procure fiber cable, equipment and supplies
New Item
2015-09-01
2015-09-30
Plan fiber routing to new members
New Item
2015-06-30
2015-07-31
Execute agreements
New Item
2015-02-02
2015-03-31
Select 3 new Consortium members
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2015-01-05
2015-01-30
Make final connections & assign IP addresses
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2014-10-06
2014-12-19
Install fiber cable
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2014-06-02
2014-09-30
Procure fiber cable, equipment and supplies
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2014-05-05
2014-05-30
Train staff to handle and install fiber cable
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2014-04-08
2014-04-30
Plan routing for new fiber lines to City facilities
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2014-03-03
2014-04-07
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