(A) No franchise shall be deemed to expressly or impliedly authorize the grantee to construct or install poles or wire-holding structures within public ways for the purpose of placing cables, wires, lines or otherwise, without the written consent of the town government. The consent shall be given upon the terms and conditions as the town government in its sole discretion may prescribe, which shall include a requirement that the grantee perform, at its sole expense, all tree trimming required to maintain the poles clear of obstructions.
(B) The grantee shall extend to the town government and its utilities, the use of any or all poles owned by the grantee to the extent that the town government’s or a town utility’s use of the poles does not interfere with the grantee’s use or future planned usage of these poles. The town government shall hold the grantee harmless from any and all actions or damages caused by the placement of town government-owned wires and appurtenances upon the poles of the grantee.
(2011 Code, § 111.067) (Ord. 2000-4, passed 7-17-2000)