Dozens of letters of support from Nicasio homeowners, school officials and business owners helped secure a nearly $1.5 million grant for the Nicasio Broadband Project last Thursday, according to the California Public Utilities Commission, which awarded the funds despite a budget shortfall for similar projects.
But the pressure is now on for Inyo Networks, the telecommunications company that must raise the remaining $994,052 of the project’s price tag within a year—or lose the grant. And…