PRESENTATION
Community Broadband:
Making the Right Choice
Blandin Foundation Broadband Initiative
Bill Carlson
City of Moose Lake Public Access and Technology Coordinator

RURAL COMMUNITY
We Can Do This Attitude

 You Can Always Depend on
Community Support and Volunteers
 Proven Model – Locally Accessible
• The more the people use technology, the more
they feel comfortable with it
i.e. The Local Public Access Channel has a twenty five year

history of live local television broadcasts from seven
locations. Literally runs itself and user conflicts are settled
with an apology

Opening the Community up to
GLOBAL CHALLENGES
We need to prove that the potential

local benefits are worth the effort
 We need to be assured that we can
control the risks with Rules & Policies
 The Local Comfort Zone of a small
Rural Community, like Moose Lake,
will not change

PUBLIC SAFETY
Three Part Objective
What does the Community Need to Know and
1.
how do they Access this Information using
Broadband Technologies ?
What do our Visitors Need to Know and how do
2.
they Access this Information using Broadband
Technologies ?
What do our First Responders Need to Know and
3.
how do they Access this Information using
Broadband Technologies ?

COMMUNITY
First Stop Website
www.cityofmooselake.com
Posting of
Scheduled &
Pending Events
Public
Notification
Capabilities
Community
Portal Access
and Links

VISITORS
“Linking Up North” Concept
• High Speed Internet Access in the Moose Lake Public Library
• WiFi in the Downtown Corridor and Public Campgrounds
• Wireless Internet in Mercy Hospital & Health Care Center
• E Information Center
Community Server
Wireless Internet & Printer
Full Featured Computer w/
connections to Mediacom
Public Access Television
Dedicated on May 22, 2007 Mayor Ted Shaw, Bill Carlson, Carmen Palazzari, Keith Carlson

FIRST RESPONDERS
Secure Network
Interoperable Community Surveillance System Plus Data Network
HRA MLW&L
Mobile City Hall & Library
Broadband
Computers
Note:
Muni
The Incident
Communications
Center with
Surveillance
Chamber
Monitoring and
Emergency
Emergency Server will be
Response Center located in the
Emergency
Response
Center

SUMMARY
The City of Moose Lake will add these

communications features into its
Emergency Management Plan
An Emergency Communications Training

Session will be conducted to test the
Broadband System and familiarize the
First Responders with its capabilities
A Community-Wide Emergency Drill will be

scheduled to determine whether the
Broadband Communications System works
as envisioned

SPECIAL THANKS
To the Blandin Foundation Broadband
Initiative and the Moose Lake
Community Sponsors for providing
the matching funds and the incentive
to make this Project a Reality