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Commissioners review request to amend road-use agreement as telecom seeks to add roads for fiber expansion
Summary
Freestone County staff and a Ballard Telecommunications representative discussed an amendment to an existing road‑use agreement to add several roads around Richland Chambers Lake for fiber installation; staff said most roads are private and only CR 192 is clearly a county road, and the company said construction would not begin without county and HOA approvals.
Freestone County commissioners and staff discussed a proposed amendment to a road‑use agreement with Ballard Telecommunications of Texas that would add several roads around Richland Chambers Lake and in nearby subdivisions to the company's existing agreement.
County staff reported the original agreement (discussed at the March 4 meeting) included listed county roads and that Ballard has obtained a $1,000,000 bond approved by the insurer, though staff did not have the hard copy of the bond in hand. The staff…
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