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cable television crews are ready to get started

on upgrading the company's facilities in Fayette

County, said spokesman Reg Griffin this week.

"They're

starting the first week of February and will have

the upgrade up by October," Griffin said.

Company

officials will update the Fayette County

Commission on plans to bring state-of-the-art

service to the county during the commission's

work session today at 3:30 p.m. at the County

Administrative Complex.

Fayette

Community Hospital's request that the county set

up a hospital authority and appoint its initial

board also is on the agenda. The request was on

the commission's Jan. 27 agenda as well, but due

to a mix-up in communication, hospital officials

weren't present.

Hospital

administrator Darrell Cutts said formation of an

authority will allow the hospital to get

low-interest bonds for planned expansion

projects, but will not affect the hospital's

policies or day to day operation.

Also

on the agenda will be Mallett and Associates'

request that the county appoint a representative

to work with the consulting firm on oversight of

the county's jail/courthouse construction

project. The representative should have authority

to transmit instructions, receive information,

interpret and define county policies and

decisions with respect to the company's services

on the project.

Director

of library services Chris Snell also will present

awards to outstanding staff for 1999.

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