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Lenexa seeks balanced right‑of‑way rules as telecom firms press fee changes
Summary
Assistant City Manager Mike Nolan told the council Lenexa will press for state policy that preserves local control to charge reasonable fees when telecommunication providers must relocate facilities for public projects.
Assistant City Manager Mike Nolan asked the council to support a plank in the 2026 legislative priorities that preserves local control over right‑of‑way management and allows cities to charge reasonable fees when telecommunication providers are required to relocate facilities for public projects. Nolan said the city negotiates with utilities when relocations are necessary for road projects and that state changes to remove local funding sources would be problematic for cities.
“...there are several telecommunication providers who are looking to not have to pay to relocate their facilities in the rights of way,” Nolan said, adding that by state law carriers are required to move facilities when requested for public works but that local governments need the ability to recoup reasonable costs. The plank would ask state lawmakers to support balanced rules that preserve local negotiation and fee authority rather than stripping those options from municipalities.
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