Estes Park, Colorado, to Hold Feb. 3 Special Election on Exemption from State's Muni Broadband Law

The Estes Park Town Board approved the Estes Park Economic Development Corporation’s (EDC) request for a Feb. 3 special election on a ballot measure to let Estes Park exempt itself from Colorado’s municipal broadband law. Exemption from the law would allow Estes Park to more effectively use the fiber network it operates in conjunction with the Platte River Power Authority, the EDC said Thursday. Eight Colorado communities approved ballot measures during last week’s election to exempt themselves from the state’s municipal broadband law (see 1411060030).