Fiber optic lines to be installed this fall
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By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
An internet service company is planning to install its own network of fiber optic lines in town this fall, giving residents in the central part of Southington another choice for web access.
Members of the public seeking to comment on a solar developer’s proposal to construct a more than 4.7megawatt solar farm on East Street will have until today, Friday, Aug. 28. Verogy LLC, a Hartford-based solar energy developer, has proposed using 31 of the 103 acres at 1012 East St. The land is owned by the Catholic Cemeteries Association.
Mike D’Angelo, senior vice president, said the company determines areas for growth based on people who’ve shown interest online. Many Southington residents were checking their town’s availability on GoNetspeed’s website.
Karabin Farms has leased the land for years to grow vegetables and hay for livestock feeding. The Connecticut Siting Council, which has jurisdiction over the proposal, received Verogy’s petition for its Southington Solar One plan on July 29, according to a letter outlining the council’s timeline for deliberating the proposal. The timeline lists April 24, 2021, as the deadline for a decision.
“Southington was showing up a lot,” D’Angelo said.
An option for residents in central Southington
See Internet, A2
Deadline is today for solar farm comment By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff
GoNetspeed started in Pennsylvania in 2018. The company is now in several counties in Connecticut.
The company plans to construct 54 miles of fiber optic lines on utility poles in the area between Interstate 84 and Route 10. The first phase of the
Friday, August 28, 2020
Isaiah Cotto, left, fishes with his father David Rodriguez, both from New Britain, at Crescent Lake in Southington, Aug. 17. Rodriguez caught a couple of bass. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Both dates represent 90-day extensions, enacted by executive order, over the timeline originally set by state statute. See Solar farm, A2 R232002
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