Regional District Alternative Approval Process underway on Regional Broadband plans

North Coast Regional District has taken the route of the Alternative Approval Process to try to move forward on its plans to redirect some of their Gas Tax Funding towards Broadband infrastructure for unserved and underserved communities in the District.

The path of that plan would come by way of a Bylaw that would be put in place pending approval by the AAP process which will end on March 18th.

As Regional District explains it, the net annual cost to Regional District residential ratepayers will be $2.94 per year, which would be part of the Regional District component of our annual tax payments in July.

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The Board of North Coast Regional District will be able to move forward with their plan, should the AAP process delivers less than 10 per cent participation, which has been recorded as 1,198 residents of the North Coast District areas where the proposed services will be introduced.

Should more than 10 percent of those eligible to participate record a vote against the proposal the Regional District Board would have to reassess their plans or go to a referendum.

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The details towards the proposed Bylaw can be explored here.

In October of 2021. Regional District introduced its bylaw towards the Regional Broadband Contribution Service, noting of the Regional District's proposed plans for a partnership agreement with CityWest for the deliver of broadband services through the Regional District area.

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The full scope of that proposal can be reviewed here.

More background on the Alternative Approval Process now underway is available here.

A wider overview of past Regional District themes is available here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.