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Resident urges town to act after multiple fiber, cable installations in Westville yards
Summary
At the Town Council meeting, resident Susan Friedrich said multiple cable and fiber companies have been burying lines and placing boxes in private yards within her subdivision, raising concerns about property damage and lack of local control. Town staff said contractors are permitted but the town can revoke permits and will review specific sites.
Susan Friedrich, a Westville resident, told the Town Council during public comment that several cable and fiber companies have repeatedly dug up lawns and placed service boxes in private yards in her subdivision, sometimes where she said there was no clear easement. "They put the box in my yard, told me they had the right to do it," Friedrich said (704 Carl Ann Drive). She said repeated trenching and buried lines have already caused low spots and "water pockets" in lawns and raised concerns about future damage to landscaping and foundations.
Friedrich and other speakers suggested the pattern reflects competing providers offering service to neighbors and then installing parallel…
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