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Council waives readings to approve water/sewer, paving contracts and join AT&T tariff challenge
Summary
New Franklin Council voted to join the Ohio Municipal League in opposing an AT&T tariff filing and approved engineering and construction contracts for a Rollins-area water main and the city paving program, using grant funding to cover costs.
New Franklin City Council on Jan. 2 voted to join the Ohio Municipal League’s challenge to AT&T’s tariff application at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and approved several emergency-style resolutions to advance water, sewer and paving projects.
Councilmembers unanimously moved to support the OML challenge to AT&T’s tariff filing, a regulatory matter that city leaders said could, if approved, let utilities charge municipalities for relocating facilities during road projects. The resolution signals the city will join other communities opposing expanded chargebacks.
On infrastructure, council approved contracts and procurement steps for the Rollins bundle water-main project and the city’s 2025 paving program. City staff told…
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