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Originally Posted by Amy.Anna
LOL, let’s maybe tamp down the “visionary board members” talk. Smaller utilities than NHEC have been rolling out FTTH projects for 20+ years. I guess they just finally caught up to what dozens of other utilities have been doing for a long time? So, good job, yay? They signed some contracts with outside vendors to build the infrastructure, but that doesn’t make them visionary experts in broadband deployment, and certainly not in power delivery. The inflated self-worth of some of these board members (and cult of personality they have fostered with allies) would be comical if it weren’t so destructive to the cooperative.
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As a broadband advocate, I appreciate your appreciation of the Co-op's broadband venture. But I can't fathom why you denigrate the hard work, persistence and, yes, visionary leadership of those who made it happen. (It wouldn't have otherwise!) That includes not just board members you find egotistical but, foremost, the 64.4% of NHEC members who voted for a broadband initiative four years ago, and the board members who rethought their initial opposition. Why not give credit where it's due, my fellow Sandwichian?