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City manager warns private company will begin citywide fiber installation; city staff to negotiate agreement
Summary
City Manager Dr. Lance Willard told the Columbiana City Council that a private company plans to run fiber to most homes and businesses in the city over the next 8–12 months; city staff and the city attorney are negotiating an agreement and coordinating utility markings to reduce disruption.
Columbiana City Manager Dr. Lance Willard told the Columbiana City Council on June 17 that a private company plans to install fiber-optic service to nearly every resident and business in the city and that city staff are preparing to coordinate around the work.
Willard said the project is privately funded but "it will... impact so much of the community," and that the company plans to "run fiber to every resident and every business in Columbiana" over an estimated 8 to 12…
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