Mathews supervisors took no action last month on a proposal to establish a committee of residents to look into options for bringing high-speed internet to homes and businesses throughout the county.

Supervisor Amy Dubois has suggested establishing such a committee a number of times, saying that there is a great deal of information coming from the federal government, that grants are available for broadband, and that there are experts in the county who would be willing to make recommendations about ways to expand access to high-speed internet.

“I know it’s not going to happen overnight; I know we don’t have millions of dollars,” Dubois said at the board’s March 26 meeting. “But if we don’t start laying out a plan…”

Dubois said the county should consider “all the things we have in motion—PamunkeyNet, the state broadband initiatives, emergency radio considerations…” She said there’s “a ton of stu...