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Riverfront residents say broadband contractor entered yards without notice; city pulls permit
Summary
Residents of the Riverfront neighborhood told the South Salt Lake City Council that contractors working for Lumen entered private yards, dug in a drainage easement and proceeded after a permit expired. City staff pulled the permit and inspectors halted work pending further review.
Members of the South Salt Lake City Council heard several residents on Feb. 12 who said contractors installing broadband infrastructure entered backyards without notice, worked in a drainage easement residents say remains recorded as such, and began work after the permit expired.
Corinne Padilla, a Riverfront resident, told the council she woke on Jan. 7 to contractors in her backyard and that neighbors received no advance notice. She said county records show the rear strip behind properties remained a drainage easement and that her conversations with the county recorder and the county assessor did not show a change to a public utility easement. "They told me that they had right to enter our property and I quote, 'without notice for any reason and they could…
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