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Council approves fiber‑relocation funding agreement with CFN and Elkhart County for US‑20 project
Summary
Council approved an agreement to coordinate relocation of fiber in the US‑20 project conduit bank; CFN and county will pay their shares and the agreement includes a 10% contingency contribution to the contractor pay line.
Staff described an arrangement to coordinate municipal and county fiber relocations with the US‑20 roadwork so multiple utilities can be installed in a shared conduit bank. Mary Cripe explained that county fiber and community fiber (CFN) will be incorporated alongside the town’s water and sewer lines; the agreement calls for CFN to pay its share of costs plus an anticipated 10% contingency amount that will be added to contractor payment requests to cover coordination overhead.
Council moved and approved the funding agreement. Staff noted CFN had reviewed the draft and had not proposed revisions but a signed copy was not yet on file. No changes to the town’s scope were proposed — the parties intend the work to proceed together to reduce re‑excavation and schedule conflicts on the US‑20 project.
