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Homer Glen directs attorney to draft ordinance requiring franchise agreements for utilities
Summary
Village attorneys located existing franchise agreements with Commonwealth Edison and Comcast and the board gave consensus to direct the law firm to draft a resolution and ordinance to require water and sewer utilities to sign franchise agreements covering village rights‑of‑way.
The Village of Homer Glen Board of Trustees asked legal staff on May 14 to draft a resolution and ordinance that would require public utilities that use village rights‑of‑way to enter franchise agreements.
Village Attorney Philip Train cited the municipal code, saying “the village in its discretion and as limited by law may require utilities to enter into franchise licenses or similar agreements for the privilege of locating their facilities on, over, above, along, upon, under, across, or within the village rights of way.” He told trustees…
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