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Supervisor Santiago recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign a letter of support to the California Public Utilities Commission endorsing the Lake Tahoe Basin Broadband sub-Consortium.
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In 2010, a comprehensive strategy for economic growth was developed for the Basin - the Lake Tahoe Basin Prosperity Plan. This plan was funded by the federal government and the Basin's six governmental jurisdictions. Broadband was identified as one of the top infrastructure challenges standing in the way of equitable growth in the areas of e-Health, telemedicine, distance learning, scientific research and resource management, sustainable tourism, hosting of large-scale sporting events, attraction of new environmentally beneficial businesses, export of environmental innovations, e-government and public safety.