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Burlington, IA- Downtown Burlington may be getting free Wireless internet thanks to a COVID-19 grant. The Hawk Eye reports that the Burlington City Council held a public hearing on Monday, May 16th, to approve an application for grants that would pay for Wi-Fi downtown through 2023. If the application is approved, the city would receive roughly $19,000 in COVID-19 Community Block Development Grant funds that would pay for the wireless internet. Mayor Jon Billups stated that free wireless downtown would have many benefits, and would be helpful for vendors during downtown events.
Free wireless internet was nixed from downtown Burlington's redevelopment under the TIGER Grant project but a COVID-19 grant could put it back into place