March 15, 2023 Update

The Internet Access Project continues to make significant progress in the City of Wildwood. This sixth update includes all sixteen (16) maps depicting the areas where Spectrum has notified the City that construction will begin for Phase 1. This update also includes the map entitled Total Project Area which denotes the entire project area for Phase 1 of the buildout as well as where each of the sixteen (16) maps falls within the total project area.  Please note that these maps are an approximation of the buildout area and may not exactly depict the boundaries of where construction begins and ends.  If you have a question as to whether your street address is included in the buildout area, please send an email to any member of the Internet Advisory Board at the email addresses noted below.  The home address is the key determinant as to which area of the Phase 1 buildout your home may be in.  

 Please also note that this project, to bring high-speed internet to the City of Wildwood, will be accomplished in two phases.  Phase 1 encompasses approximately 2,025 homes in the area noted on the map as the Total Project Area.  Construction on Phase 1 began in September 2022 and is currently anticipated to be completed by the end of February 2024.  Phase 2 is anticipated to begin shortly after the completion of Phase 1.   If you are uncertain as to whether your home is included in Phase 1, please notify the Internet Advisory Board.   If it is determined that your address is not included in Phase 1, your address will be added to the list of addresses that are expected to be included in Phase 2.  If your address is not included in Phase 1, please note that you must notify the City of your address no later than May 31, 2023 to ensure that your address is included in Phase 2.  Unfortunately, any requests received by the City after May 31, 2023 to include your address will not be included in Phase 2 of the internet buildout.   

Current estimates from Spectrum relative to the anticipated date for start of construction as well as the anticipated date for internet service from Spectrum are as follows (Note: these dates may differ from those previously provided by Spectrum due to construction delays beyond their control):

As with any project of similar scope, this timeframe is subject to change due to unforeseen construction delays.  The City will make every effort to update residents as to any changes in this schedule.

If you have not already done so, please go to the City’s website, www.cityofwildwood.com, and locate the box at the bottom of the first page of our website noted as Internet Access Project Updates.  If you click on this box, you will be able to enter your name, street address and email address to receive a direct email of each update when it is distributed.  If you do not have access to the City’s website, please feel free to send your information via email to the Internet Advisory Board noted below and the City will make sure your name gets added to the list.  Updates will also be included in the weekly E-Newsletter (sign up here), as well as being posted on the City’s Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter social media sites, and we will include a link to the Internet Access Project Updates page on the website for you to sign up for the email updates.

These updates will also be available in print, and they will be posted on the wall in the second-floor vestibule of City Hall, as well as at the City’s Al Foster, Community, Bluff View, Anniversary and Green Pines parks. 

Finally, at the January 9, 2023 City Council meeting, Mayor Bowlin appointed an Advisory Board to oversee the internet access project going forward.  This Board will be comprised of three (3) City Council members, and the Council approved the following Council members to serve on this Advisory Board:

 Larry Brost – Ward One (lbrost@cityofwildwood.com)
Katie Dodwell – Ward Four (kdodwell@cityofwildwood.com)
Rob Rambaud – Ward Six (rrambaud@cityofwildwood.com) 

 If you have any questions relative to the high-speed internet project, please feel free to reach out to any member of the Advisory Board referenced above.