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Council asks staff to tighten right-of-way oversight after complaints about fiber contractors
Summary
Council members reported repeated complaints about contractors cutting lawns, damaging irrigation and utility lines, and failing to follow up. The city affirmed existing hydro-excavation rules and asked staff to provide clearer property-owner notice and enforcement options.
Council members told the Laredo City Council on March 17 that private contractors installing fiber or doing directional boring have left yards and neighborhoods damaged and unaddressed. Members asked staff what enforcement and notification tools the city has and asked for improvements to protect resident property.
Council Member Ruben Gutierrez and others said they receive repeated calls when contractors working for telecom firms damage irrigation systems,…
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