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Council approves Gateway Fiber Metro Act permit for mostly-underground residential broadband, conditioned on performance bond
Summary
Garden City’s council approved a Metro Act right-of-way permit for Gateway Infrastructure LLC (d/b/a Gateway Fiber) on April 20, with the permit conditioned on an acceptable performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit; Gateway representatives said builds will be primarily underground and emphasized resident outreach and restoration.
The Garden City City Council voted unanimously Apr. 20 to approve a Metro Act right-of-way permit application from Gateway Infrastructure LLC, doing business as Gateway Fiber, allowing the company to install fiber-optic infrastructure in public rights of way so long as the company provides an acceptable performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit before construction begins.
Staff framed the permit as governed by the Metro Act’s uniform permitting process and noted the city’s limited authority to deny an application absent demonstrable vendor misconduct. "What the Metro Act…
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