October 2017

DLS Guidance Letter Response

2019-10-21T20:41:01-04:00October 11th, 2017|Documents|

The following letter was sent to DSL questioning aspects of their guidance memo. Note specifically there are two main concerns: The Enterprise Fund entity created by adopting G.L. c. 44, § 53F1⁄2 is not an MLP. It would require a town meeting to appropriate the use of sales income to meet expenses. Since the Enterprise Fund [...]

August 2017

WiredWest Financial and Business Management Procedures

2019-10-21T20:41:01-04:00August 17th, 2017|Documents|

WiredWest Management The WiredWest Executive Committee (which comprises a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Vice Treasurer, Clerk, and up to four additional ackhauloard members) will continue to serve on a volunteer basis and be intimately involved with the affairs of WiredWest on a volunteer basis. The Executive Committee will meet twice a month to discuss and [...]

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between Towns and WiredWest

2020-08-31T20:20:36-04:00August 5th, 2017|Archived Documents|

(Updated with revised edition on November 30, 2017) This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to demonstrate the towns' intention to participate in the WiredWest Regional Broadband Management Plan. It allows us to design optimized regional backhaul connections that will minimize costs for the member towns and maximize resilience of the network. The number of towns [...]

Heath Conference on Municipal Light Plant (MLP) Accounting and Management

2020-08-30T15:16:18-04:00August 5th, 2017|Archived Documents|

WiredWest wishes to inform you of a conference being hosted by the Town of Heath on the subject of Municipal Lighting Plant (MLP) accounting and management, with special focus on legal and accounting matters pertaining to building and operating a broadband network. The subject matter will be relevant to accountants and town officials of all [...]

June 2017

Template InterGovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Westfield G&E for Fiber Network Design and Construction

2020-08-31T20:24:42-04:00June 21st, 2017|Sample Legal Agreements, Archived Documents|

This is a template for an InterGovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Westfield G&E for Fiber Network Design and Construction. It is based on an IGA approved by KP Law and has been accepted by WG&E. It should be customized for your town and reviewed by Town Counsel. Portions that are not necessary may be stripped out and [...]

April 2017

Understanding WiredWest’s Role on One Page

2017-04-24T12:15:17-04:00April 23rd, 2017|Documents|

This makes a good single page handout explaining WiredWest's role in managing networks. It can be put on the back side of the single page public info handout for town meetings or informational meetings. Download links are below. Download PDF Download docx version  

WiredWest One Page Primer – April 2017

2019-10-21T20:41:01-04:00April 9th, 2017|Documents|

This one page description of who we are and our plans requires no prior knowledge. It can be used as a handout at meetings. Here are links for the pdf version and for a Word .doc version that can be edited according to your town's needs. There is a separate single page handout for understanding WiredWest's [...]

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