<b style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Open House for Proposed Transmission Line Project</b><br><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">REVIEW OF PREFERRED ROUTES FOR EACH OPTION</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
Tuesday, November 13, 2012</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (presentation from 7:00 to 8:00 pm)</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
1405 E. Broadway, Stephens College, Windsor Auditorium </div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.stephens.edu/maps/parkingmap.pdf" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Parking Map</a>: the visitor parking lot at the corner of Walnut and College Ave. (V) or the faculty/staff (FS) parking lots on Walnut next to the library or on Willis Street next to Stamper Commons. <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">(map on web at: </span><a href="http://www.stephens.edu/maps/parkingmap.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">http://www.stephens.edu/maps/parkingmap.pdf</a><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">)</span></font></div>
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If you are unable to attend the meeting, it will be cablecast live on Columbia Access Television: channel 85 on Mediacom, channel 603 on CenturyLink and channel 983 on Charter.A live stream of the meeting can also be viewed <a href="http://columbiaaccess.tv/watch" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(85,22,81)" target="_blank">online</a> (<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;background-color:white">at </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><a href="http://columbiaaccess.tv/watch" target="_blank">columbiaaccess.tv/watch</a>) </span></span>or on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/columbiaaccess" target="_blank" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(85,22,81)">YouTube</a> (<span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:white"><a href="http://youtube.com/columbiaaccess" target="_blank" style="line-height:115%">youtube.com/columbiaaccess</a>)</span>. The video will be recablecast for 4 weeks following the meeting on Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 8:30 AM; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday at 5:30 PM; and Saturday and Sunday at 12 Noon. The video will be available <a href="http://columbiaaccess.tv/schedule" target="_blank" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(85,22,81)">on demand</a> (<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"><a href="http://columbiaaccess.tv/schedule" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial">columbiaaccess.tv/schedule</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;background-color:white"> )</span>within 24 hours of the meeting. Use the search words “transmission meeting" to locate the video. </font></div>
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After gathering input from those living in the area, preferred routes for both Option A and Option B have been determined. In addition, another option referred to as B-2, runs a section of transmission lines along existing city property near the Waste Water Treatment Plant, the city’s wetland cells and the Water Treatment Plant. These properties also contain a section of the MKT trail. </div>
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At the November meeting, the history of this project will be reviewed along with showing the preferred routes for each of the options. Advantages and disadvantages of each option, cost estimates of the project and the potential rate impact of installing overhead versus underground lines will also be presented. A new feedback form for the final route selection will be available to all Columbia residents on the city's website on November 13. The final routes for the transmission lines could be decided by the Columbia City Council after a public hearing this winter. </div>
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