NORTH WEBSTER – Goodbye, copper; hello fiber.
Brightspeed Fiber Internet will be doing some upgrades in North Webster starting soon, a representative with the company said at the North Webster Town Council meeting Tuesday evening.
Michelle Bryzycki, of Brightspeed, said old copper lines will be replaced with fiber optic. She said the company is very committed to upgrading the internet infrastructure in the town and other rural areas.
She said adding about 9,000 feet of underground work will be done on the old copper lines.
“We are doing improvements in the community,” Bryzycki said.
Speeds could go up by one gig, maybe 2 gigs, she said, adding, “it should go faster.”
The company will let the residents know when the work will be starting. She said it should not affect internet service with zero interruption.
She was unsure if prices will go up, but if customers want to switch to faster service, the monthly cost is typically $49 to $79 a month, depending on speed. DSL is $49 a month.
In his report, Mike Noe, utilities superintendent, said two new Clearly Kosciusko signs have been installed on the north and south end of town and “look nice.”
He said leaves will be picked up by the street department soon. They will be picked up on a daily, as-needed basis. They will be done with leaf pickup by Dec. 6, or as needed, Noe said. They will also pick up brush.
Dave May, assistant chief of the police department, said the new officer, Chase Wroblewski, is “learning quickly.” He will attend the police academy in January.
Wroblewski was sworn in last August. May said then they are “fully staffed.”
He said there were 237 calls of service in September. Fifteen of them were for domestic reasons, and six for fraud or theft. Two calls were drug related and four were alcohol related. There were 41 traffic-related calls and nine accidents or vehicles in ditches. There was 10 agency assists for fire or EMS calls.
The parks department is going well, and new benches will be put up at town park. The park will be closing for the season and the Dixie will be pulled out of the water and the restrooms will be locked by the end of this month.
In other news, the town’s official trick-or-treat hours are from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.
The next meeting of the North Webster Town Council will be at 6 p.m. Nov. 12 inside the North Webster Community Center. The public is welcome to attend.