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Board approves utility permits for MidAmerican and Windstream broadband projects
Summary
Tama County supervisors approved utility permits allowing broadband fiber work by MidAmerican Energy (Olsen) and Windstream/Kinetic; foremen had pre-approved locations and crews will bore 10 feet below roadways.
The board approved multiple utility permit applications March 30 to allow broadband fiber installation across county roads.
A permit filed by Olsen on behalf of MidAmerican Energy was discussed as a fiber route tying into the Vienna substation and running toward Lincoln and through Grundy, Jasper and Polk counties; county foremen had already approved the locations. The board noted standard conditions for boring under roadways and that contractors planned to go 10 feet below the road surface.
A separate Windstream application (Kinetic) was also approved after discussion that Kinetic is working to expand its network and that crews had met county foremen for site reviews. Supervisors encouraged residents to view the posted maps on the county agenda to see whether work will run near private property.
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