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Residents press for better notice on fiber work; town says DOT encroachment notices often come late
Summary
A resident urged the council for clearer notifications about fiber‑optic and utility work in neighborhoods. Town staff said NCDOT does not routinely notify the town before encroachment work in state right‑of‑way, and that the town prohibits vertical pedestals on town streets; Kinetic and Windstream installation approaches were discussed.
A resident raised concerns at the Sept. 2 Indian Trail council meeting about communications and property impacts from fiber‑optic installations and other utility work in neighborhoods.
Gail Mercurio asked that the town be more transparent with notices about fiber and utility construction, saying residents need consistent information about whether streets are town‑owned or NCDOT‑owned and how installation…
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