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Harrisonville warns of broadband build disruptions, utility hits and heavy public-works workload
Summary
City Administrator and staff told the Board of Aldermen that a surge in broadband construction and locates is taxing public works, causing utility strikes and repeated yard disturbances; the city is meeting weekly with contractors but has limited tools under state law.
City officials told the Board of Aldermen that recent broadband construction and utility work in Harrisonville has created a heavy workload for public-works crews and raised concerns about damaged utilities and repeated yard disturbances.
The city administrator said public works averages about 30 locates per week for city projects while broadband and cable contractors are doing "185 to 300 a week," forcing staff to divert crews from planned projects. "It's just a huge problem," the administrator said, explaining crews are being pulled from water, electric and…
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