# Ag/Planning, IT & Govt. Operations Mtgs. - 10.20.26


**Body:** Washington County New York
**Date:** October 21, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology, Physical Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure


Washington County, New York, Ag/Planning, IT & Government Operations committee meetings, held October 21, 2026 (the meeting title references October 20), discussed housing rehabilitation and broadband funding, along with county IT operations. A Whitehall home rehabilitation project—including asbestos abatement and life-safety work—has gone out to bid and is in the process of being awarded. Additional rehabilitation applications are pending from Fort Edward, Salem, and Whitehall. The land bank is awaiting the release of operational funding from Homes and Community Renewal after preliminary approval; no land-bank property acquisitions were reported as completed. For broadband, the county has set aside about $500,000 in ARPA funding for extensions in Cambridge, Argyle, Greenwich, and Granville, with providers expected to complete and invoice eligible work by early December. A separate USDA grant of about $1 million supported fixed-wireless upgrades, which have connected roughly 160 additional households. Verizon’s proposed discontinuation of copper-line service and pending BEAD awards were discussed; contracts for approximately 220 Verizon-designated locations had not yet been issued. No procurement-related votes or contract awards were reported as completed during the meeting.

**Source:** Washington County New York