Residential Fiber

Residential fiber installations have slowed down a little due to the holidays, and construction is backlogged as well. The SandyNet team has been working hard to make sure that our residential service is working at peak performance for work from home and distance learning.

Business Fiber

Business installs continue to trickle in. We have almost completed the transition of the remaining wireless business customers to Fiber. One or two are holding out as long as possible, to stay grandfathered into original price. Some still require fiber to be blown into vaults. Other larger inquires for enterprise and larger companies/businesses in town are requesting service, and those are being handled on a case by case basis.

New Developments

The construction of the remaining homes in Sandy Woods, Marshal Ridge and Mt. View Ridge are starting to pick back up. It seems that construction was halted or delayed for a few months, but there is a wave of new residents coming into the area.

We will be working with Shaylee Meadows in the upcoming months as they begin building out the dry utilities in the ground.

Wireless Systems

We are in the process of upgrading eligible parts of our rural wireless to the faster speeds, which would help customers. Waybill is 100% upgraded and Vista is about 40% upgraded and transitioned.

Grants

We are still waiting to hear back from the EDA on our joint grant with Clackamas County. We have no other information at this time.

SandyNet Board

We will be starting up the SandyNet board soon and scheduling interviews, hopefully in the upcoming weeks. We’re excited to finally be back with a board to provide guidance for the future of SandyNet service and how we will better serve our community.

Internal IT

Scott Jones has joined the team as our new Sysadmin. We are happy to have him, and he has already made a mark here in our department, helping staff and council with their devices and computers.