Contract OK’d for delayed broadband project

A contract for managing the Point Broadband project was awarded last week by the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners.

The board voted unanimously at its Jan. 24 meeting to approve a $96,000 contract with Chris Scherrer of DCS Technology for managing the Point Broadband project despite concerns over further project delays.

When the county signed the contract with Point Broadband in early 2022, it awarded the service provider $5 million — including $3.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act Funds — and stipulated the network would be completed by Dec. 31, 2023.