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Supervisors approve multiple right-of-way permits for fiber-optic work
Summary
The Louisa County board approved a group permit and several separate right-of-way permits for burying fiber-optic cable along multiple county roads, authorizing work that includes burying more than 15,000 feet of fiber on specified routes.
Louisa County supervisors approved a series of right-of-way and utility permits for burying fiber-optic cable along county roads. Chair (S1) presented the group permit and individual permit motions; each motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The board approved a group permit (401221) covering applications submitted by Windstream, Newberry Cable and related right-of-way work along County Road H22 and F Avenue. Members then moved to approve permit 41205 and discussed route lengths. Chair (S1) described permit 41211 as authority to bury 15,211 feet of fiber-optic cable along County Road X71 and 40th Street. Another approved permit (41168) authorized additional cable burial; members confirmed locations though specific parcel addresses were not stated in the meeting record.
Committee member (S3) characterized the projects as substantial stretches of cable and noted the benefit of improved broadband infrastructure; board members approved each permit by voice vote. The county record at the meeting did not include a separate roll-call tally for each permit in the transcript extract.
The approvals allow utility crews to begin right-of-way work subject to county permit conditions and any contractor requirements. Supervisors emphasized that permit paperwork will remain on file with the county and that specific construction timing and addresses will be managed by county staff and the permit applicants.
