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County authorizes county attorney to send demand letters to fiber providers over roadway damage
Summary
After executive session, the Liberty County Commissioners Court authorized the county attorney to send demand letters to Frontier and other fiber-optic companies seeking compensation for alleged damages to county ditches and roadways from fiber installations.
Following an executive session consultation with counsel, the commissioners authorized the county attorney's office to send demand letters to Frontier and other fiber-optic service providers for damages allegedly caused to county ditches and roadways by fiber-optic cable installations.
County attorney Matthew Poston asked the court for a motion to approve authorization for his office to identify and submit demand letters to all fiber companies that have laid cable in the county and are implicated in causing damage. The court made and carried the motion; the presiding officer recorded the approval on the public record.
The authorization instructs the county attorney to proceed with demand letters but does not record specific claim amounts, timetables for payment, or litigation steps. The court voted unanimously to authorize the county attorney to proceed with drafting and issuing the letters.
