Vanderburgh County is anticipating getting more than 35 million dollars from the American Rescue Plan signed last week by President Biden. At the top of the list for Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave is rural broadband.
”It’s almost as important as electricity and getting close to being as important as water,” said Musgrave.
“You have to have it to do schooling at home now. So much schooling got transferred online, and I expect we’re going to see that pop up may not to the extent, but it’ll come back.”
“Telehealth; the ability to visit your doctor face to face but on your computer. Those are basic things.”
The county will get half of the money this year, and the other half next year. It all must be spent within three and half years.
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