Council accepts CenterPoint encroachment application after contractor admits unpermitted work on side streets
After citizen complaints that Miller Pipeline conducted unpermitted work and blocked side streets, CenterPoint Energy said the company relied on SR‑47 project permits for mainline work but acknowledged side‑road work required town permits; the council accepted the company’s encroachment application and asked for better coordination with emergency services.
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Town staff opened discussion on an encroachment-permit application after a citizen complaint prompted inspection of work on 9th Street. Staff said Miller Pipeline had been cutting into 9th Street without a town encroachment permit and that heavy equipment briefly blocked roadways, raising potential emergency-access concerns.
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