#6 top story of 2015: Decorah voters approve referendum on a communications utility

In past years, it's been difficult to get 93 percent of Decorah residents to agree on anything--especially questions involving the future of the community.

But during 2015 in Decorah, a group of community residents gathered together to push for improved Internet service in town.  Their first step was to collect enough signatures on a petition to get the issue on the ballot in November.

Once that happened, it was up to the voters to determine the fate of a proposal to give the City of Decorah the power to establish a municipal communications utility board.  On November 3rd, they gave their answer--93 percent of those voting said "yes."

The results mean that "Decorah Fast Fiber" and city representatives can continue their work on exploring a communications utility.

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