Legislation Details

File #: AB2026-461    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Requiring a Public Hearing Status: Introduced for Public Hearing
File created: 6/5/2026 Meeting Body Council
On agenda: 7/28/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Ordinance granting Forged Fiber 37, LLC a non-exclusive franchise for the purposes of offering and providing telecommunications services
Indexes: Franchise, Public Works, Roads & Bridges, Utilities
Attachments: 1. Staff Memo, 2. Fact Sheet, 3. Proposed Ordinance
Related files: AB2026-460
Department Public Works Department

Primary Contact Email:    sdraper@co.whatcom.wa.us

 

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Ordinance granting Forged Fiber 37, LLC a non-exclusive franchise for the purposes of offering and providing telecommunications services

 

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RCW 36.55.040, Whatcom County Charter Section 9.30, and Whatcom County Code 12.24 provides for the granting of franchises to public and private utility companies for use of County Rights-of-Way.  This is a franchise allowing for the use and presence in County Rights-of-Way to allow for the provision of telecommunications services in Whatcom County