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Commissioners pause Winchester Road conduit after landowners say line not for public service
Summary
A proposed fiber-optic transmission line along Winchester Road was placed on hold after county officials and landowners learned the line’s stated purpose is transmission — not to deliver broadband service to nearby residents, raising easement and liability concerns.
Adams County commissioners paused work on a planned broadband conduit along Winchester Road after learning the line’s stated purpose is to carry a transmission route rather than provide service to local homes.
The issue arose during discussion after resident and landowner Micah Borne told the commission he and other property owners along Winchester Road were concerned that the proposed installation would run a private transmission line across county right of way but would not “service the public.” He said the engineering representative told him “the intent of this line is not to service the public.”
That clarification prompted questions…
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