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Thursday, June 11, 2020

Mayor: MetroNet crews may be in your backyard soon

Workers locating facilities for the MetroNet fiber-optic service will be returning to Midway in the next few days, Mayor Grayson Vandegrift said in an email to the City Council and news media today.

"If you live in a neighborhood with buried utilities (Northridge, Mill Road, Gayland) and have a fence with a lock, please consider removing any padlocks you may have in the mornings so as to allow locate crews to mark the existing utilities for those whose easements run through your back yard," the mayor wrote. "This is most common in Northridge; most will not have anyone in their backyard marking."

Vandegrift said the location crews "will not be on site longer than it takes to mark lines with spray [paint], and MetroNet has assured me they will check on any locate crews if problems arise. After the locates are complete the installation process will begin. Burying utilities where none have been installed for 30 years isn’t always the most fun experience but MetroNet has committed 100 percent to strawing and seeding ditches, and fixing anything that may be damaged to the specifications of the home’s occupants."

Alluding to last month's problems with the contract crews, The mayor added, "After a frank discussion I had today with executives from their company, I do believe MetroNet greatly values our city, and they will work diligently to make this process as smooth as possible. Competition always favors the consumer, and having a third choice of cable, internet and phone provider, this one with high-speed fiber optic, will be a win for us and improve property values simply by having fiber run to each home."

Residents who have issues can report them to MetroNet by calling 859-785-1107 or 1-877-386-3876, Vandegrift said, adding, "If you have any questions, feel free to holler at me. He gave a link to what he called a "very informative" video about utility easements: https://youtu.be/Ca30L1RAMNI.

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