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Commission approves utility facility‑upgrade reviews after residents press AT&T on delayed pole removals
Summary
Planning commission approved five utility facility upgrade reviews as part of the consent agenda after staff reported mostly cleared inspections and AT&T said it is working with other carriers to remove eight remaining poles; residents complained about slow removal and poor customer response.
The Fairhope City Planning Commission on March 6 approved the consent agenda that included five utility facility upgrade reviews, following a discussion about lingering poles and line removal tied to AT&T and other carriers.
City staff reported that right‑of‑way inspectors had cleared outstanding utility inspections for the listed projects but noted eight poles remained to be removed, chiefly associated with the Morphy project. Staff said the poles are awaiting action by other providers such as Mediacom or Unity before they can be removed.
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