Sauk County plans use of American Rescue Plan funds for broadband, facility improvements

Bridget Cooke
Aug 10, 2021
Aug 10, 2021
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071621-bara-news-campus-02 (copy) — Baraboo Mayor Rob Nelson reaches for a broken stage light during a July tour at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County with the Campus Commission, including Sauk County Board Vice Chairperson Brandon Lohr of rural Prairie du Sac.
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Sauk County has begun allocating a portion of the more than $12.4 million provided through the federal American Rescue Plan Act passed in March.

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