Summary
CMC asked for about $60,000 to produce a substance-use-awareness series and roughly $51,000 a year to maintain county fiber connections to town halls, as cable franchise fees — its main funding — keep falling.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 29, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $60,000 one-time plus roughly $51,000 ongoing annually.
Viewers of government programming and communities affected by substance use disorder.
Municipalities could lose live-stream connections if fiber maintenance goes unfunded.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Board of County Commissioners Open Session - Oct 29, 2026
The final $1.5 million phase replaces outdated network hardware serving county government, public schools, the library and community college — unlocking more bandwidth the state provides.
Board of County Commissioners Open Session - Jul 9, 2026
The county is spending about $1.76 million combined to keep its 911-era radio systems — the ones police, fire, and EMS rely on — maintained and up to date for another year.
FY27 Budget Agency Hearings - Mar 24, 2026
CMC asked for about $60,000 to produce a substance-use-awareness series and roughly $51,000 a year to maintain county fiber connections to town halls, as cable franchise fees — its main funding — keep falling.
Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission - Feb 17, 2026
A work group recommendation to keep expanding reliable high-speed internet countywide got a thumbs-up, with discussion of how to help smaller providers reach the last unserved pockets.
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