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Council discusses fiber-installation concerns, service delays and convenes closed session on collective bargaining

Richmond City Council · April 6, 2026
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Summary

Council members pressed state fiber contractors about abandoned work sites and sunken trenches, discussed a waste-collection delay, and voted to convene a closed session under Michigan’s Open Meetings Act to discuss collective-bargaining strategy.

During other business the council raised several operational and service concerns.

Several council members criticized the work by fiber crews along Main Street and other locations, describing sites that appear abandoned or where work has caused sunken areas. A council member said he had "pointed conversations with the fiber crew on Main…

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