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Highlands board adopts pole‑attachment changes, approves Frontier deal and awards multiple infrastructure contracts
Summary
The board adopted amendments to the pole‑attachment ordinance to track North Carolina statute, approved a five‑year Frontier Communications contract, awarded the Highway 64 force‑main rehab to the next responsive bidder and approved a $1.599 million guaranteed maximum price for a recreation playground design‑build contract.
Highlands commissioners on March 19 approved a suite of infrastructure and contract actions: they amended the town’s pole‑attachment ordinance to align with the cited "North Carolina general statute 62 3 50," approved a five‑year contract with Frontier Communications and accepted a recommended bidder for the Highway 64 force‑main rehabilitation. Separately, the board approved a design‑build contract for a new playground with a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $1,599,470.67.
Matt Schuler presented the ordinance changes as a move to…
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