Georgetown News: El Dorado County Approves Environmental Addendum for Nearly 28 Miles of Local Fiber

GEORGETOWN NEWS | ORIGINAL LOCAL NEWS · OCTOBER 2026

El Dorado County approved an environmental addendum for the Georgetown Broadband Fiber Project on September 29, 2026, according to the Notice of Determination filed October 1. The proposal would install about 27.87 miles of new underground broadband infrastructure across roads and easements in the unincorporated Georgetown area.

What the public documents establish

The official record places the new fiber in previously disturbed rights-of-way and existing easements rather than describing a new highway or a series of tower sites. The county relied on its earlier broadband program Environmental Impact Report and issued an addendum for the Georgetown-specific section. The public document does not describe aboveground broadband equipment for this project.

Why this matters locally

The corridor may support better telecommunications options, but a route approval is not an offer of internet service to every home. Residents should distinguish underground network installation from network activation and the later work needed to reach an individual address. Georgetown’s dispersed settlement pattern makes that distinction especially important.

What residents can check next

Georgetown News will monitor construction bids, work-zone traffic notices, funding, planned distribution connections and actual coverage maps. Readers can use the county’s recorded Notice of Determination to request supporting drawings and project milestones.

Primary source

El Dorado County — Georgetown Broadband Fiber Project Addendum, October 1, 2026.

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