(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The modern age of technology has turned internet connection from a luxury to a necessity, and Beaver County has been making their push to allow its citizens to make the connections.

“I learned how far ahead Beaver County is on broadband,” Commissioner Tony Amadio said at Wednesday’s work session, “we’re WAY ahead as far as our development and our processes.” Amadio gave praise to Lance Grable–Executive Director of Beaver County’s Redevelopment Authority–for spearheading the push to give broadband access to Beaver County citizens.

The praise for Grable and optimism for the broadband acquisition process were shared by Commissioner Jack Manning, but Manning also expressed his concerns on the potential issues that may come with the physical installation of the broadband system.

“We’re pretty positive about our plan,” Manning said of the plans being put in place, “but they say that the delivery time now for fiber-optic cable is 52 weeks. So it’s only getting worse the longer it takes to put this stuff in.”

The Office of Planning & Redevelopment will be holding a press conference on March 24 to speak in detail about the broadband plans moving forward for Beaver County. Stay tuned to Beaver County Radio for further developments.