Street excavation moratorium proposed at Menifee City Council meeting

Menifee City Council continued its discussion on a street excavation moratorium that would better ensure that new and resurfaced roadways would be protected from trenching after their repair or installation for certain periods of time.The discussion at the regular meeting on Dec. 7 followed after Public Works Director Nick Fidler brought the request for an amended street excavation moratorium to the council. Menifee, in recent years, because of its tremendous growth, has needed major infrastructure additions by utility companies putting in pipelines and sewers. Those projects often have to dig up portions of established or newer roadways causing traffic tie-ups and other problems.The Menifee Public Works Department sought the approval of the council to have those utilities hold off
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