Region VII Planning & Development Council invites community to March 30 listening session

Region VII Planning & Development Council (Region VII) is the sub-recipient of a WV Office of Broadband award to assist in data collection for the development of the State’s Digital Equity (DE) and Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Plans—and we need your help!   

Region VII is hosting a listening session for Lewis and Upshur Counties on Thursday, March 30th, at 1:00 pm at the Lewis County Courthouse – Commission Meeting Room at 110 Center Avenue, Weston, WV 26452 to gather your input.  

Light refreshments will be provided. Feedback from listening sessions will be shared with state officials and used to outline plans for future broadband deployment across the State of WV.   

For more information, please visit https://internetforallwv.wv.gov/.

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