After sitting on the Technology Task Force’s notes concerning fiber optics for five months, Issaquah administrators now expect to have an official report ready for the public by the end of June.

The study could be the start for piping out a fiber optics network to Issaquah businesses, schools and medical clinics, but without the report, efforts have been stalled.

The task force volunteers finished up their research and handed of their notes in January. Council Member John Traeger has asked administrators about the study about every other week since, he said.

Part of the delay has been that the project was done in-house, which means it has to compete with the city’s other work, said Joe Meneghini, the deputy city administrator.

The task force did release its initial findings.

If approved, the city would work with the Regional Fiber Consortium to bring services down the I-90 corridor. The consortium already has a fiber network that loops around Lake Washington.

Once built, the network would be cheaper and faster, Traeger said.

The group didn’t recommend the city build the network out to neighborhoods, because door to door cabling is too expensive.

There are some areas of the city that already have fiber optic networks, including the Issaquah Highlands.

The city decided to focus on getting the network out to business districts, which could help the local economy.

The network would also focus on potential investors such as the Issaquah School District and the Swedish Medical Center.

The task force recommended against setting up a WiFi network because the city’s topography limits its reach.

The official study should be done in the fall, in time for the city to create cost estimates, and the City Council and mayor to look at potentially adding its to the city’s budget, Meneghini said. “The main thing is that we’re on target.”