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Wakeman Township resident tells commissioners Spectrum crews left rocks, cut phone lines during cable work
Summary
Dale Daniels told the Huron County commissioners that cable installation crews—believed to be Spectrum—left debris in ditches, cut existing phone lines twice and sometimes blocked roads; county staff said the board's only prior contract was with North Coast Wireless and will try to obtain a contact for the contractor.
At the March 3 meeting of the Huron County Board of Commissioners, Wakeman Township resident Dale Daniels raised concerns about crews installing cable in Wakeman and Townsend townships, saying they left rock and debris in roadside ditches, cut phone lines twice and at times worked without flaggers.
"They are very polite but nothing is getting done," Daniels told the board, urging action or at least contact information for the company doing the work. He said township officials had asked the crews to clean up and requested that contractors return to remedy issues.
Administrator/Clerk Vickie Ziemba told the board the county's only contract had been with North Coast Wireless and that it ended a year ago, and she said she would ask county IT to try to find a contact number for Spectrum. Commissioner Tom Dunlap said the board would research the matter.
Daniels said Wakeman Township currently mows ditches three times a year and described rocks left in the ditches and occasional blocking of the road when crews work without flaggers; he asked whether the commissioners could assist or guide the townships on addressing the cleanup.
No formal action was taken at the meeting; county staff were asked to seek contact information so townships can pursue cleanup with the contractor.
