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Resident urges city action on fiber‑optic installation methods
Summary
A Mound resident told the council contractors installing underground fiber are creating front‑yard disruptions and asked the city to enforce better practices and encourage providers to share conduit.
At the Aug. 26 meeting a resident asked the Mound City Council to investigate the way private contractors are installing fiber‑optic lines through neighborhoods and urged the city to reduce repeated yard disruption.
Johan Schumacher, who gave his address during public comment, said Frontier contractors had installed conduit neatly in his neighborhood but that crews working on West Edge were digging multiple holes along front yards and leaving exposed patches that, he said, could damage trees and gardens.
Schumacher told the council he would prefer contractors to use existing conduit or easements rather than repeatedly excavating lawns, and asked whether competing internet providers could share the same conduit to reduce repeated disruption.
City staff and council members acknowledged they had received Schumacher's email and said public works and the public-works director are working with contractors. The council said the franchise agreements and permits require contractors to restore work areas and that public works staff stop permits or withhold further permits where work is unsatisfactory. Council members urged residents to report problem sites to city hall so staff can enforce cleanup and require contractors to complete restoration.
Schumacher said his front yard remains patchy after crews laid seed and that the city had been responsive in the past. Council members said they would forward Schumacher's email to the public works director for follow-up.
