Jamaica selectboard considers DVFiber withdrawal, server and utility agreement

Jamaica’s Selectboard was scheduled to discuss whether the town should fully or partially withdraw from DVFiber, a regional communications union district, at a 7 p.m. meeting on February 9, 2026. The agenda also called for review of a cooperation agreement with Green Mountain Power and new projects, as well as implementation of a new server at the Jamaica Town Office.

The agenda documents a municipal decision under consideration, not a completed withdrawal. It does not establish that Jamaica left DVFiber, that broadband service changed or that residents lost service.

What the agenda covered

The Jamaica Town Office’s regular-meeting agenda listed “full or partial withdrawal from DVFiber” as a discussion item with Chris Robbins. The same agenda identified the Green Mountain Power cooperation-agreement review and new projects, along with the town-office server implementation.

Taken together, the agenda listed at least three technology or infrastructure-related matters: the GMP cooperation item, the DVFiber status discussion and the new server project. For Jamaica, the DVFiber question could affect the town’s future role in the regional communications district, its municipal obligations and how the network is governed. The available record does not establish what outcome the board favored or what financial or service terms were under review.

No final withdrawal decision identified

The cited record is an agenda rather than meeting minutes. No later exact-place final decision was located in the approved search record. That means the immediate development is the board’s scheduled consideration of the issue, not a confirmed change in Jamaica’s broadband participation.

Any practical effect on broadband access, town finances or network governance remains unresolved in the available documents. A later board vote, minutes or network record would be needed to establish whether Jamaica took action and what that action meant for residents, municipal operations or future infrastructure planning.

Other Jamaica business

The February 9 agenda also included an update and decision on the Jamaica Village School vote. In addition, the board was scheduled to consider approval of the annual Town Highway Mileage Certificate and overweight permits.

Those items placed the DVFiber discussion alongside routine town administration, school-related business and highway matters. The agenda identifies the meeting and the issues to be considered, but it does not provide final outcomes for those items.