County approves $25,000 grant match

When Redwood County was designated in a state report to be one of the 10 most underserved counties in Minnesota when it comes to access to the Internet, discussions began taking place to determine how to remedy that.

A group of local communications providers and technology savvy individuals gathers under the guidance of the Redwood Area Devel-opment Corporation (RADC) to talk about what can be done to ensure the county’s residents are having their needs met when it comes to good Internet access.

After receiving 30 hours of technical support through a grant from the Blandin Foundation and conducting a community meeting to allow residents of the county a chance to find out what the needs really are, an application was submitted to the Blandin Foundation to have a feasibility study conducted to determine not only what is available right now but also to determine the best way to move the county forward.  To read the entire article, click here