ALBANY — A pair of residents are working to provide greater access to high-speed internet to the region, and they will be looking for support from any Carroll County towns that seek to join them.
The Albany residents are Steve Knox and selectmen’s chair Rick Hiland. They are spearheading a selectmen-approved effort they call the “Mount Washington Valley Broadband Project.” However, the scope could extend beyond the valley. They have hosted two meetings on the subject, including the one on March 27. So far that have attracted town and county officials as well as business leaders.
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