Across Extension offices, Internet costs vary for strange and wondrous reasons. Also, office budgets vary for equally as many reasons. This has resulted in fewer service disruptions as Extension offices work on their daily tasks. Additionally, ISBE is piloting a new initiative to drop Internet service costs still further through a community sharing program. Extension has no control over which communities will have access to this program but Christian County and Effingham Center are current participants.
Central funds are available for the one time costs of hardware and installation.
ISBE is not charging for the ISP service they provide. This means that your local office is only responsible for the monthly recurrent, telecommunications line service. Please let Ruth Gilbert know if you are interested. Rosie Gibbons tells us the measure won in 33 of the county's 37 precincts and tied in one other precinct. In one very supportive precinct, the vote was something like 94 Yes votes to 8 No votes.