Strut Your Stuff TourBlandin Broadband Communities

Mille Lacs County

Connect

Agenda

• Networking, informal discussion and refreshments

• Welcome, introductions and check-in by local hosts/attendees

• Where would you like to see Mille Lacs County go with technology & broadband?

• Meeting purpose~Bernadine

• Community presentation

• Blandin response

• The future

• Adjourn

• Who was involved?

• What were findings of the planning process?

• What activities and projects were implemented?

Community Planning

Planning Outcomes

Round 1Need for basic computer & technology education for residents and businesses

Expand broadband access using different technologies – such as WIFI

Need to create community portal

• Wi-Fi on activity busses

• Wide variety of opportunities

• Planning and implementation of classes

• Open Access – Wi-Fi

• Broadband discussion happening

• Monthly Meetings

• Broadband Facebook Page

• Positive Attitude for Change

• PCs for People

• Innovation is now happening

What is working?Oct. 2103 Community Meet-

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Planning Outcomes

Round 2

Expand Wi-Fi on Busses Need to better identify dead zones Need for telecommuter / computer cen-

ter Need to better involve providers for long

term

• Computer Center

• Wi-Fi Hot Spots

• Computer Classes

• Business Social Media Classes

Activities/Projects 2

• Community Portal / County Website

• Interactive Web Meetings

• Wi-Fi on Busses

• Computer Distribution

• If we knew then what we know now...

• How could the Blandin team have been more helpful.

• What community-wide impacts are you observing or expecting?