Archive for May, 2008
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Opinion Piece in the Daily Herald
This opinion piece is adapted from my more in-depth analysis of the situation with iProvo and was published in today's Daily Herald.
I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural meeting of the iProvo Review Committee and walked away with a significant amount of new data including copies of the reports from CCG Consulting and [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Cheers, News, iProvo by Jesse
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
BREAKING: Orem Approves New UTOPIA Bonds By Unanimous Vote
After almost 2 hours of discussion and questions, the Orem City Council voted 6-0 to approve the new UTOPIA bonds and move forward with the new plan for the network. This leaves Murray as the last city to vote on the issue and all signs there point to yes. With only Payson refusing to sign [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Cheers, News, UTOPIA by Jesse
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
BREAKING: Brigham City Approves New UTOPIA Bonds by 4-1 Vote
Less than 2 hours ago, Brigham City voted in favor of the new UTOPIA bonds with Ruth Jensen casting the lone dissenting vote. They made their vote conditional upon approval by the remaining two pledging member cities, Orem and Murray, in a move similar to Centerville. With this vote, UTOPIA moves one step closer to [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Cheers, Events, News, UTOPIA by Jesse
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
iProvoWorks.com Launches to Advocate for iProvo
Just today, Jeremy Neish, a Provo citizen, launched iProvoWorks.com to build a grass-roots advocacy network around the city's municipal fiber optic network. It appears to have some of the same goals that I have for FreeUTOPIA, yet it goes further to put together advertising materials and actively solicit new customers onto the network. I'd [...]
