I don't mind the idea of the government (probably a municipality being the best level, perhaps with funding front he state and federal government) building out

I don't mind the idea of the government (probably a municipality being the best level, perhaps with funding front he state and federal government) building out (or buying at a just compensation) a fiber optic network and providing the service themselves. Though having the government own the network and selling access to service providers on a open access system may be a better plan than providing the service directly... either way, according to the will of voters, sounds like a fine plan.