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File #: 211259    Version: 1
Type: Order Status: Approved
File created: 2/9/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/11/2021 Final action: 4/8/2021
Enactment date: 2/11/2021 Enactment #: 211259
Title: That this Council discuss the costs of placing overhead power and utility lines underground as part of any street reconstruction or resurfacing project, and consider requiring such placement by ordinance, in light of the risks and costs of proliferating utility connections and leaning or doubled poles.
Sponsors: Jefferson Thomas ("J.T.") Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Katjana Ballantyne, Jesse Clingan, Lance L. Davis

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That this Council discuss the costs of placing overhead power and utility lines underground as part of any street reconstruction or resurfacing project, and consider requiring such placement by ordinance, in light of the risks and costs of proliferating utility connections and leaning or doubled poles.

 

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In light of the proliferation of multiple utility connections and leaning or doubled poles and the risks and costs associated with them, that this Council discuss the costs associated with placing overhead power/utility lines underground as part of any street reconstruction or resurfacing project, and explore the possibility of requiring, by ordinance, that street reconstruction or resurfacing also include relocating utility lines underground.