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Board weighs fee reduction for large AT&T excavation amid Commercial Street project
Summary
Public-works staff said a co-location project for AT&T required an extensive street cut that under current fees would trigger a $156,000 excavation charge; staff proposed a scaled square-foot fee that would lower that project—s charge to about $39,000 and will return with an amendment to the fee schedule if the board directs.
Public-works staff told the Smithville Board of Aldermen that a large right-of-way excavation tied to an AT&T co-location project on Commercial Street would have generated an excavation fee of about $156,000 under the city—s current schedule. The project contractor and franchise utility are providing easements and paying for installation work, and staff said the contractor has been repairing the street to a high standard as work progresses.
Because the standard fee was disproportionately large for the…
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