The City of Clinton was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Clinton County Development Association (“CCDA”) on May 24, 2022 to support the City’s Fiber-Optic Ring Network Project.
The CCDA is a non-profit sponsor of the license for the Wild Rose Casino & Resort in Clinton. The CCDA provides financial assistance through grant programs for local organizations and charities in Clinton County and has financially contributed to a plethora of projects over the last 30 years.
The $500,000 CCDA grant will contribute immensely with the City’s $5,000,000 fiber investment. The project is a public-private partnership investment with Miles Communications and will have an economic benefit that will truly be amazing. The investment serves multiple purposes and will provide a fully constructed fiber-optic ring network throughout Clinton, which will allow available conduit for current and new businesses, home-based businesses and a critical edge for education at all levels. In addition, the project provides an increased security element through the use of dark fiber network to sixteen (16) City-owned facilities, five (5) County facilities and to the four (4) Clinton elementary schools, the middle school and to the high school. The Fiber-Optic Ring will have Fiber network redundancy (i.e., a safety net), so if something happens to the primary fiber cable, service will not be interrupted. The fiber optic network will cover and extend throughout the entire City and will reach the Industrial Rail and Air Park. Mayor Maddasion stated the fiber-optic ring network would be “…a game-changer for not only businesses but the citizens of the City of Clinton.”
CCDA President Les Shields was joined by CCDA Vice Pres. Dave Sivright, CCDA Secretary Dr. Peg Wolf and CCDA Directors Jerome Burken and Rita Hart at the Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Council meeting. Shields stated: “…the CCDA in our 30-year history has never written a check this large [as the one for the Fiber Project].” Shields further stated: “We hope it goes to great lengths to bring the new investment and development in Clinton to fruition.”
The City of Clinton thanks CCDA for their partnership and generous donation.
