The future of your internet in Door County will be in the hands of a broadband administrator in the coming months. The Door County Board is moving forward with adding the position after it approved using American Rescue Plan Act dollars to fund it. Of the $1 million allocated for broadband support over the next three years, between $112,000 and $117,000 is earmarked for paying the new administrator. Door County Administrator Ken Pabich says it is important to get this person in place as soon as possible because of the complexity and the importance of the project.

The board discussed a total of nine projects requesting over $4 million in ARPA funds during its Tuesday meeting. Pabich said that choosing a broadband administrator was the only urgent decision needed out of the discussions. The other projects will be vetted further at the committee level before returning to the full county board for more discussion.