Message from Dick Walsh: Anacortes Fiberoptic Internet Service

Hello All, I initially posted this on Nextdoor Digest but I know that only a few Creekside residents are signed on to Nextdoor, so I asked that it be posted here on Creekside's own website and asked Peggy to mention it in the Newsletter. I know that many people have expressed an interest in the broadband network that Anacortes is building. It also seems that many people are just sitting by and waiting for it to happen in their neighborhood before signing on. Anacortes would really like you to show your interest to signing on when available. First, let me sing the praises of optical fiber transmission... We moved here from a small town in Vermont. That town was of low population even by Vermont standards (600,000 people in the whole state). Our town, of about 36 square miles had a population of 900 people. Some of them even lived beyond the power lines. They did not, however, live beyond the telephone lines. The local phone...