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Verizon/Frontier says contractors are paying sewer-lateral damage claims in Kouts
Summary
A Verizon/Frontier representative told the council that contractors Circet/BlueStreak and Urban Cable have paid or issued checks to cover recent sewer-lateral hits on Rose, Indiana Avenue and Coyote Crossing; he said crews inspect manholes but cannot always detect a strike when it happens.
Todd Payne, representing Verizon/Frontier, told the council that Circet/BlueStreak paid an invoice for a sewer-lateral hit on Rose and sent a second payment for a hit on Indiana Avenue; Urban Cable also issued a check for a lateral hit at Coyote Crossing. Payne said vendors often inspect manholes to avoid damaging laterals but sometimes cannot tell immediately when a lateral is struck and that it is quicker for a vendor or its insurer to issue payment.
Clerk‑Treasurer Laurie Tribble noted Rieth‑Riley appeared on the accounts docket and that Jim Mandon has been notified about problematic manholes. No formal dispute or claim hearing was recorded; the minutes show the council accepted the vendor updates and approved the accounts payable docket.
