Fiber Optic Lines Construction

As you are aware there has been construction with the installation of optic fiber lines throughout the community. There are currently two (2) companies working to install fiber lines, AT&T (and its associated company Oceanlink, Inc.) and Ezee Fiber in Barrington Place HOA.

That means you will see workers in the neighborhood placing flags and using spray paint as the first step in installing underground fiber optic cables throughout the subdivision (including in back yards of homes in the subdivision). 

While it is common knowledge to many homeowners, others they may not know that our neighborhood has many utility easements located within it. Typically, the easements are located in most home’s back yards adjacent to the common fences that separate the back yards. These utility easements run the length of the backyard fence. Some yards also have other easements on the sides of their yards.  If you have a copy of the survey of your property you will see the utility easements noted on the survey. Easements include access rights by the easement holder to reach and enter that easement area.  

Typically, there is an 8-foot-wide Utility easement by your back fence. Within that 8-foot area (and also the 8-foot area in your neighbor’s yard) are buried phone lines and above ground pedestals, buried sewers lines and above ground manhole covers, above ground electric boxes and buried electric lines, other buried cables, buried gas lines, as well as the above ground fence.

The HOA has no control over this matter. This matter is authorized by the City of Sugar Land. There are positives and negatives in all of this. The positive is that after the new cable is installed homeowners will have options to choose a different cable/phone/internet provider. With more competition, companies that want your business are more likely to offer competitive (lower) prices and better services. You are under no obligation to switch to any new service provider.  

However, there are downsides. The fiber optic cable must be installed. This means trucks and machinery will be in the neighborhood. Workers will be entering into backyards as part of the installation process.  There will be digging and noise. Cable will be pushed through the underground within the easement at varying depths and reappearing above ground in some yards where it will be accessed similar to telephone pedestals. ATT Fiber and Oceanlink representatives attended the HOA Annual Meeting on May 16, 2024, and introduced themselves and explained the nature of their work and gave a general overview of their plans. While the representatives of ATT Fiber and Oceanlink, made representations that they will notify everyone in advance, prior historical easement access by other easement holders, has resulted in damaged gates and locks, animals (dogs primarily) escaping from the backyard, and other land disturbances (underground sprinkler damage, plants/shrubbery being injured, and other personal property damaged that is located near and within the easement area, to name a few).

This project is scheduled to be completed before the Thanksgiving Holiday (week of November 25th, 2024)    

If you have any issues or concerns during the installation of the fiber optic installation:

AT&T – installation in the back easement, report any damage with pictures to Project Manager:  Roy Mandeville Ph: 936-333-1105 

ROY@OCEANLINK-INC.COM  or CLAIMS@oceanlink-inc.com   

Ezee Fiber – installation in the front City ROW (right-of-way), which is the sidewalk to the curb, report any damage with pictures to
construction@ezeefiber.com or call 346-644-3788 

For more information- visit their website at https://ezeefiber.com/fiber-construction/

News & Updates

​​Garage Sales are a great way of cleaning house while making a little extra money for your family. However, Barrington Place HOA has established a few specific regulations for garage sales to ensure that they do not pose any problems or inconveniences for your neighbors:

The Barrington Place HOA documents allows three (3) garage sales per year.
Advertising your garage sale should be picked up promptly upon completion of your sale.  
All garage sales shall conform to any rules or regulations specified by the City of Sugar Land or Fort Bend County