Caribou Utilities District

05/05/2026

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The Portland Water District is taking legal action against a company that they claim illegally used a fire hydrant, causing several water main breaks.

04/06/2026

View John D. Pelletier's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

02/21/2026

04/10/2024

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New limits on forever chemicals in water should reduce PFAS exposure for about 100 million Americans, according to the Environmental Protection Agency

12/01/2022

AARP Maine says reliable broadband is a necessity for older Mainers.

11/28/2022

The Caribou Utilities District (District) is preparing to enter the fiber business: A 100% fiber optic network built to the last mile, from the outside in. This means under-served citizens in rural areas will have access first. The District has partnered with Pioneer Broadband to design and install the fiber network. We have divided the city into five segments for installation efficiency and reduced monetary risk; the first four segments will address rural community needs.
Once installed, the District will own and maintain the open network, requiring no upgrades for the foreseeable 40-50 years, capable of providing symmetrical 100 Mega-bits/sec and available 1 Giga-bits/sec speeds, with options for 10 Giga-bits/sec speeds in the near future. To connect to the internet, businesses/homeowners can contact ANY Internet Service Provider (ISP), such as Pioneer Broadband, GWI, and Aroostook Technologies (even Spectrum and Consolidated Communications are welcomed). The business/homeowner will receive their bill from the ISP. The ISP then pays CUD a wholesale fee of $25/month/user.
The first two phases (1,445 potential users) estimated cost: $2,830,000. Financing will include community stake-holder grants, awarded grants, borrowing, and wholesale fees. To protect the City, the District is working with Pioneer Broadband to provide a construction bond where both parties share risk in the event the project economics prove to be more challenging than our conservative projections.
City support includes: our charter amendment in March 2022; payment for the engineering design with American Rescue Plan Act funds, and donation of land on Sincock Street for our central telecom hub. The District has also received a private loan of $200,000 to purchase initial fiber cable and pole permits. We have also applied for a $1.7 million grant that will pay for first phase and part of the second. Assuming a successful grant process, site improvements will begin for the telecom hub in spring 2023.
Revenue stays in Caribou/Aroostook/Maine. After full build-out, and loans are paid, revenue sharing will be available to any entity participating in project funding. The City is already eligible; let us know if you would like to participate, too!
Caribou Utilities District Board of Trustees

09/27/2022

https://youtu.be/jZOg39v73c4

Have you ever thought about how you get emails or any other information, from any corner of the world, within a blink of an eye? This has been made possible ...

09/22/2022

Last March, Caribou, Maine city council members expressed unanimous support for a charter amendment allowing the Caribou Utilities District to establish a broadband infrastructure division.