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VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE UNDERGROUNDING OF UTILITIES — MASTER PLAN
providers. Revenue or cost sharing agreements could be
entered between the Village and interested providers. Hotwire
communications has expressed an interest in a partnership with the
Village to provide a fiber-to-the-home network but would require a
volume customer agreement to do so. This option would result in
all homes within the impacted area receiving FTTH services, but at
a monthly cost to each owner.
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Grant Funding. Grant funding such as the FEMA Pre-Mitigation
Grant program could be pursued to help offset program costs.
Award amounts are typically small in comparison to the cost of an
undergrounding program. Despite this limitation, the grant funds
would offset the program costs. These grants can be applied for on
a phase-by-phase basis to maximize the benefits, so long as the
federal government still offers the funding program. It should be
noted that grant funds received from state or federal sources to
offset the costs of an underground conversion program cannot
exceed the amount of the CIAC prior to the GAF Waiver being
applied in accordance with the FPL Tariff.
BEFORE
AFTER
Fernwood Road looking north from W. McIntyre Street
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