Civil Municipal Magazine Aug 2023

95 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 8 here in the late 1840’s. It is still present here.” Parker spoke about growth. “We are looking to grow in our manufacturing industry and have experienced recent growth in many areas,” he said. “We are also looking to grow technologically. We want to be a part of the digital age with every Fayette County citizen enjoying digital inclusion. We are working diligently to acquire high-speed Internet for all portions of the county and in the city proper. Our goal is to install fiber-optic cable transmission lines throughout the entire county.” According to Strong, “Spectrum (the internet cable company) is in the process of laying cable to the homes in well over a third of the county. I expect Spectrum’s project to be complete by the end of the year. High-speed Internet access to the rural homes is really a big deal for us. The southern half of our county is rather hilly, and it makes wireless connections hard to get. So luckily, we are getting that taken care of. We won’t be FAYET TE COUNT Y, IND.