Residents of Howardwick will soon have more choices for high-speed internet service following action taken by the city council during its regular meeting last Tuesday, January 13.
Aldermen approved an agreement with AMA-TechTel to lay fiber optic cable across the community.
City Secretary Sandy Childress said officials have been working on the deal with AMA for several months. As part of the agreement, AMA will pay the city a stipend and also provide free internet and telephone service to City Hall and to the fire department.
Childress said AMA plans to offer fiber internet starting at $50 a month for Howardwick residents.
Construction on the build-out of the service began January 14.
In other city business, Childress reported she has applied for a City Clean-Up Grant through the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission.
Childress said she will be presenting in Amarillo on behalf of the city’s application at a PRPC meeting this month. If awarded, the grant would pay for roll-off boxes to be placed in areas where Howardwick has had problems with illegal dumping.
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