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East Wenatchee approves nonexclusive franchise for Intermountain fiber after local-hire questions
Summary
East Wenatchee — The East Wenatchee City Council on May 6 approved Ordinance 2025-04, granting Intermountain Infrastructure Group LLC a nonexclusive franchise to construct, maintain, repair and remove fiber-optic cable in the city’s public rights-of-way.
East Wenatchee — The East Wenatchee City Council on May 6 approved Ordinance 2025-04, granting Intermountain Infrastructure Group LLC a nonexclusive franchise to construct, maintain, repair and remove fiber-optic cable in the city’s public rights-of-way. The ordinance was adopted at the council’s second reading after a brief discussion about whether the city may require local-hire or apprenticeship provisions for work under the franchise.
City staff described the agreement as a standard utility franchise that outlines permitting procedures, relocation timelines when city projects require it and mechanisms to recover the city’s review and legal costs.…
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