A spool of fiber-optic cable sits outside the entrance to the Marina Marin development. Point Broadband won an FCC reverse auction contract to bring internet to Marina Marin in December.
A spool of fiber-optic cable sits outside the entrance to the Marina Marin development. Point Broadband won an FCC reverse auction contract to bring internet to Marina Marin in December.
Charter Communications subsidiary Spectrum Southeast has pulled out of its broadband expansion project in the Marina Marin development of Lake Martin, despite winning a 35% reimbursement grant from the state.Â
The $245,567 broadband expansion grant, awarded by the Alabama Broadband Accessibility Fund last July, was criticized from the beginning as a poor use of taxpayer funds for a project intended for "rural, unserved areas." Nearly one year into the two-year project, Marina Marin Homeowners Association president Freida Limerick said Charter had yet to begin and was not returning residents' calls.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Saturday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* WINDS...Northeast 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent.
* IMPACTS...The combination of a dry air mass and windy
conditions will result in critical fire weather conditions.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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