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Resident complains to commissioners about repeated yard damage from cable installation
Summary
A York Township resident told commissioners cable crews have trenched his yard three times in 2½ years, leaving dead sod and unclear contractor identification; commissioners said they can pass contact information and suggested residents contact congressional or township offices for further help.
A York Township resident, Ronald Brady, told the Medina County Board of Commissioners that a cable company has trenched his front yard three times in about 2½ years and that the most recent work left dead sod after crews replaced the topsoil and sod.
Brady said he did not know the company’s name and that crew trucks had no company logos. "They dug 3 slit trenches, 3 foot deep, beautifully square, would have made a marine sergeant smile," Brady said, and that the replaced sod is now dead. He said workers ‘‘didn't speak English’’ and neighbors had told him the work was related to Frontier.
Commissioners and staff said similar complaints have come from other townships and that county officials have limited regulatory authority over federally regulated broadband contractors. County staff said they had provided residents contact information for the carrier and had reached out to township service directors and the county engineer. One commissioner suggested residents also contact U.S. Rep. Max Miller’s office because federal funding and policy influence many fiber expansion projects.
The commissioners did not take formal action; they offered contact and coordination suggestions and said staff will share known phone numbers and continue to liaise with townships and the county engineer. The county noted that construction and service sequencing is managed by contractors and that timing of follow-up wiring work sometimes delays final restoration.
Background: residents at the county fair had raised similar concerns, commissioners said, and the county has previously attempted to assist by providing contact numbers for the carrier and by relaying complaints to township service directors and the county engineer.
