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Rowlett resident says utility pole placed on private property after road widening; council did not act
Summary
A Rowlett resident told the council an Encore utility pole was placed on his private property after the city’s Miller Road widening and said the Texas Public Utilities Commission could not issue a complaint because the city had directed Encore; the council took no action at the meeting.
During the citizen input portion of the Dec. 17 meeting, Rowlett resident Dave Hull told the City Council that Encore installed a utility pole on his private property after the city built the Miller Road phase‑2 widening without acquiring sufficient right‑of‑way.
Hull said he phoned the Texas Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 12 and was told the PUC would send a courtesy email to Encore asking it to explain why the pole was on his property, but that the PUC said it could not issue a formal complaint because, according to Encore, the city had directed Encore to place the pole. Hull said he later spoke with Encore representatives (named in his remarks as Priscilla and Christy) who told him the company considered placing the pole in the street a safety hazard and that alternative placements would be costly.
"You built the phase 2 Miller Road widening project without doing the right of way acquisition," Hull told the council, saying Encore offered a proposed easement he considered one‑sided and was advised not to sign it. He asked the council and staff to address the situation.
The council thanked Hull for speaking; no council action or formal staff response was recorded in the meeting minutes. The matter appears to require staff follow‑up or a future agenda item for the council to consider rights‑of‑way and interactions with Encore.
