DeKalb County tightens highway and utility permits, orders stop work for SurfNet until corrections are made

Oct 28, 2025

Highway staff updated right-of-way, utility and overweight permit fees and penalties, added daylight-hour limits and bond requirements, and the commissioners approved a stop-work order and a temporary $10,000 bond requirement for SurfNet amid repeated work-plan violations.

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Highway Department staff presented a package of permit changes that commissioners approved to give the county more enforcement tools and fees to help maintain roads and right-of-way safety.

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