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Township manager: unmarked Xfinity cable strikes damaged properties on North Locust Lane
Summary
Township Manager Ray Palmer told the Silver Spring Township Authority he is working with North Locust Lane residents after property damage from utility strikes to Xfinity/Comcast cable lines that, he said, were not marked as required under PA One Call regulations.
Township Manager Ray Palmer told the Silver Spring Township Authority on July 17 that residents on North Locust Lane in the North I-81 Sewer Extension Project area experienced property damage and impacts from utility strikes to Xfinity/Comcast cable lines that were not marked by the utility owner as required under Pennsylvania One Call regulations.
Palmer said he is working directly with affected residents to document the impacts and seek resolution. The report was given during the public participation portion of the Authority’s regular meeting; no formal claim resolution or board action was recorded at the meeting.
The meeting minutes record Palmer’s account that the cable lines were not marked, which potentially implicates the PA One Call process; the minutes do not record any immediate response from Xfinity/Comcast or a formal damage claim filed with the Authority. Manager James Stevens later reported that Pact One LLC told staff it could not perform a pre-blast inspection at 17 Oak Avenue because the former property owner denied access; Pact One indicated that, without pre-blast access, its insurer would not accept a blasting-related claim for that address.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: township staff will continue to work with residents and contractors to gather documentation. The minutes do not record any new policy changes, an insurance determination, or a formal administrative finding at this meeting.
