You have an extra incentive to head to the polls in the Town of Gardner in April, especially if you struggle to connect to the internet.  Residents will be asked if they support the town borrowing at most $1,242,686 to find capital improvements for the infrastructure needed to support a fiber-optic internet system. Brightspeed and the town would partner on the project to bring fiber optic internet to every occupied home and business. If it is successful in its bid to secure a Capital Project Fund Grant, the Town of Gardner may be able to reduce the amount it contributes to the project. As it stands, the money it borrows would cover approximately 25 percent of the total cost. Since the referendum is non-binding, town officials would still be the final decision-makers. The election is on April 2nd.

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