FOLEY, Ala. ( WKRG ) — The Foley City Council decided to impose a temporary ban on above-ground overhead utilities.
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Tuesday’s City Council decision imposes an immediate one-year moratorium on above-ground utilities such as electric, cable, fiber and telephone lines in Foley. According to City Council President Wayne Trawick, the moratorium will give the city time to make improvements.
“We’ve got a lot of applications for folks to put stuff on the poles and there’s some discussion on doing some things with the poles that will greatly complicate that if we allow the stuff on the poles right now, so that’s why we’re putting a temporary moratorium on it,” Trawick said.
Tarwick explained that the moratorium is intended to protect utilities from damage that could happen during storms. He added that the temporary ban will also help to improve the use of rights of way.
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