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Council directs staff to pursue franchise with Aspire, to bring citywide fiber and microtrenching ordinance back for first reading
Summary
Council voted to authorize staff to negotiate a broadband franchise agreement with Aspire Networks and to return with an ordinance allowing microtrenching in the public right‑of‑way, aiming to build citywide fiber and provide dark‑fiber connectivity to city facilities and parks.
The Ojai City Council on Oct. 8 directed the city manager to negotiate a franchise agreement with Aspire Networks and asked staff to return with an ordinance allowing microtrenching in city rights‑of‑way.
City staff and Aspire representatives described a plan to deploy fiber to every lot line within the city (conduit to lot line) and to provide dark fiber to city facilities and parks, faster internet service for residents and businesses, and options for discounted connections for city use. Aspire said build‑out would be at no direct cost…
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