4/6/2026 14:43:10 Closed by Gretchen Knapp
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Other: Last summer or the summer before that, Smithville came through the neighborhood to lay fiber optic cable. This year, AT&T is doing the same. Digging up yards, laying cable, spilling oil, making noise, leaving expensive machines running, spewing fumes, and wasting gas, etc. I suppose that Xfinity will want to do the same someday. Isn't it obvious that this installation of duplicative infrastructure is a profligate use of resources and imposes repeated harm on the environment? Why should every service provider be installing independent infrastructure? Wait, I know the answer to this one: money, profit for the business. Just not anything better for the consumer, the animals who live here, or the environment overall. These companies want to do business here? Adopt some guidelines, ordinances, or laws that compel them to cooperate. Allowing multiple corporations to lay their own cable is wasteful, harmful, and short-sighted.
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4/6/2026 14:37:00 Gretchen Knapp commented on this case.
Whoops, apologies--that last comment was meant for a different uReport. Too many tabs open... Regarding your uReport, this is an area where we have limited options. State laws give telecom providers the right to install infrastructure in the right of way and limit the ability of municipalities to restrict that. Your best option is to complain about any issues directly to the company doing the installation, or perhaps to state officials, if you so choose.
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Whoops, apologies--that last comment was meant for a different uReport. Too many tabs open...
Regarding your uReport, this is an area where we have limited options. State laws give telecom providers the right to install infrastructure in the right of way and limit the ability of municipalities to restrict that. Your best option is to complain about any issues directly to the company doing the installation, or perhaps to state officials, if you so choose.
4/6/2026 12:42:47 Gretchen Knapp commented on this case.
Thank you for your message. I understand this is a frustrating situation. The City is following the settlement agreement, and all properties will be sold within 3 years, at the most. I understand our team has spent time with many neighbors going over the settlement agreement. At this stage, we are working through the steps it outlines.
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Thank you for your message. I understand this is a frustrating situation. The City is following the settlement agreement, and all properties will be sold within 3 years, at the most. I understand our team has spent time with many neighbors going over the settlement agreement. At this stage, we are working through the steps it outlines.
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Greenbrair Ln
| City | Bloomington |
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| State | IN |
| Latitude | 39.144836425781 |
| Longitude | -86.511322021484 |
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