Today was the final session of Broadband Development Tuesday Training Series: Navigating PLUS (Permitting, Land Use, and State Systems). In this training, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) cover information on the utility license application and process. (Content from the series is recorded and posted to the Office of Broadband Development’s webpage.)

Questions:

Is Forestry a separate division?
Yes. But we can coordinate with them.
Ecological water division is another division. We can help with coordination.

When will the PWI map be made into a GIS format?
Not in process now. We’re working on getting the application process and payment online.

About aerial – dealing with different areas. Is it better to go aerial or is boring OK too? Which is better overhead or trenching?
It depends on the case. Aerial isn’t always preferable in a nature reserve.
We want to limit natural resource impact.
Rules in natural area, try to avoid it, if you can’t bury it.