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Ripple Fiber seeks franchise; council reads ordinance title for first reading
Summary
Ripple Fiber presented to council on plans to deploy 100% fiber service in Battle Ground and the city clerk read the first-reading title of a franchise ordinance. No final action was taken; a second reading will be scheduled.
Kevin Folk, regional vice president for Ripple Fiber, presented the company’s proposal to construct and operate a fiber-optic telecommunications system in the city’s rights-of-way. He said Ripple Fiber is building in multiple states and seeks a nonexclusive franchise to extend fiber to Battle Ground residents. Folk emphasized coordination with public works to minimize repeated street excavation where other providers operate and said the company can install overhead where power poles exist and underground where poles are absent.
City staff read the title of Ordinance 2025-23 (franchise to HyperFiber of Washington LLC, DBA Ripple Fiber) for its first reading, and the ordinance will return for additional council consideration at a later meeting. Folk said the company will pursue deployment at no direct cost to the city and expects to coordinate permitting and scheduling with staff.
Ending: The council completed the first reading of the franchise ordinance; staff will return with the second reading and associated franchise documents in a subsequent meeting.
