Bismarck City Commission, February 10, 2026
Approves Nonexclusive right-of-way occupation agreement with Gateway Infrastructure LLC, unanimous
How this board votes
The City Commission approved 94% of 85 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Michael Connelly (14 of 104 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Bismarck City Commission approved a nonexclusive right-of-way occupation agreement with Gateway Infrastructure LLC (Gateway Fiber), a fiber-to-home Internet provider expanding into Bismarck, with a 2.5% franchise fee, on a unanimous 5-0 vote.
- Jurisdiction
- Bismarck, ND
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- February 10, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Nonexclusive right-of-way occupation agreement with Gateway Infrastructure LLC
Public hearing and approval of a nonexclusive right-of-way occupancy agreement with Gateway Infrastructure LLC (Gateway Fiber), a fiber-to-home Internet service provider headquartered in Missouri, to provide telecommunications/Internet service to businesses and residents. Includes a 2.5% franchise fee passed on to consumers. Approved unanimously 5-0.
- 2.5% franchise fee imposed and passed to consumers
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Bismarck City Commission approved a nonexclusive right-of-way occupation agreement with Gateway Infrastructure LLC (Gateway Fiber), a fiber-to-home Internet provider expanding into Bismarck, with a 2.5% franchise fee, on a unanimous 5-0 vote.
Key Decisions (4)
Nonexclusive right-of-way occupation agreement with Gateway Infrastructure LLC
Award of HC 174 / SI 593 Ottawa Street reconstruction to Strata Corporation
Bismarck Transit service changes
Proposed street utility fee options
Development Activity (2)
Gateway Fiber fiber-to-home network build-out in Bismarck
Infrastructure
Ottawa Street reconstruction (HC 174 / SI 593)
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Gateway Fiber is deploying fiber-to-home Internet across Bismarck with residential/commercial…
Infrastructure
Bismarck is expanding public transit hours funded by a voter-approved…
Sentiment
Commissioners report weak public appetite for a drastic street utility…
Who Spoke (13)
On the record: the mayor, 4 commissioners, 2 staff members, the applicant, the applicant's representative, and 3 members of the public.
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