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Whiteland council asks staff to update outdated right-of-way ordinance after Brightspeed presentation
Summary
Counsel and an outside attorney recommended updating the town's 2008 right-of-way bond and permit ordinance to address fiber-optic directional boring projects; Brightspeed representatives and town attorney discussed bond levels, insurance endorsements and approximately 60-63 right-of-way locations.
Counsel and an outside municipal attorney urged the Whiteland Town Council to modernize its right-of-way ordinance after Brightspeed representatives described a multi-location fiber deployment in and around Whiteland.
Jacob Bowman, who advised the council on the matter, said the town's bond ordinance governing right-of-way use dates to February 2008 and requires $5,000 bonds per excavation location for two years. Bowman recommended updating the ordinance to reflect current costs and to include provisions tailored for fiber-optic installations and directional boring.
Bowman outlined two main pieces of risk management presented by Brightspeed: bonds and insurance. He said Brightspeed provided an insurance policy endorsement that removes the typical…
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