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Council grants Comcast permission to attach CATV fiber to utility poles on Eleventh Street; members prefer underground service
Summary
LaSalle aldermen approved Comcast's request to install CATV fiber optic cable on existing utility poles along Eleventh Street between Creve Coeur Street and Saint Vincent Avenue. Council members said they prefer underground conduit where feasible and asked staff to follow up on what service the aerial installation will serve.
The LaSalle City Council voted to grant Comcast permission to install CATV fiber optic cable on existing utility poles along Eleventh Street between Creve Coeur Street and Saint Vincent Avenue.
During discussion, council members said they prefer underground service when possible rather than aerial attachments to poles. Council members and staff were uncertain whether Comcast’s work on Eleventh Street is intended to provide broader underground network expansion or to serve individual customers; staff were asked to follow up with the company and to contact contacts in Bloomington-Normal who may know which providers are deploying fiber in the region.
The motion to grant Comcast permission was put forward and carried by voice vote. Council did not place limits in the motion on whether future conduit work or undergrounding would be required; any such requirements would be considered in future permitting or franchise negotiations.
Provenance: Transcript entries for the Comcast request and the follow-up discussion appear beginning at 00:02:18 and are repeated in later discussion at 00:14:35.
