<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial">Open house
for proposed electric transmission line project</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Tuesday, November 13, 2012</span><span style="font-family:Arial"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:Arial">6:00 pm
 to 9:00 pm</span><span style="font-family:Arial"> (presentation
from </span><span style="font-family:Arial">7:00</span><span style="font-family:Arial"> to </span><span style="font-family:Arial">8:00 pm</span><span style="font-family:Arial">)<br>
1405 E. Broadway, </span><span style="font-family:Arial">Stephens</span><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial">College</span><span style="font-family:Arial">, Windsor Auditorium </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">                               </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.stephens.edu/maps/parkingmap.pdf">Parking</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 </span><span style="font-family:Arial">Willis Street</span><span style="font-family:Arial"> next to Stamper Commons. For a map, please go to
<a href="http://stephens.edu/maps/parkingmap.pdf">stephens.edu/maps/parkingmap.pdf</a>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">At the meeting on Tuesday, 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 be presented. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background:white">If you are unable to attend the meeting, it will be broadcast live on
Columbia Access Television: channel 85 on Mediacom, channel 603 on CentryLink
and channel 983 on Charter. A live stream of the meeting can be accessed at </span><span style="font-family:Arial;background:white"><a href="http://columbiaaccess.tv/watch">columbiaaccess.tv/watch</a><span style="color:#222222"> and </span><a href="http://youtube.com/columbiaaccess">youtube.com/columbiaaccess</a><span style="color:#222222">. The meeting will be rebroadcast for four weeks after
the meeting on Monday, Wednesday, Friday at </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background:white">8:30
 am</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background:white">; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday at </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background:white">5:30
 pm</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background:white">; and Saturday and Sunday at </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background:white">noon</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background:white">.  The video
will be available on demand within 24 hours of the meeting by going
to </span><span style="font-family:Arial;background:white"><a href="http://columbiaaccess.tv/schedule">columbiaaccess.tv/schedule</a><span style="color:#222222"> and searching for “transmission meeting.” </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial">An online questionnaire for
the final electric transmission line route selection will be available to all Columbia residents at <span style="background-repeat:initial initial"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/columbiaelectric">http://tinyurl.com/columbiaelectric</a></span> through December 31, 2012. For those that do not have access to a computer, a
paper form can be requested by calling 573-874-7325. The feedback form is being
limited to one per household. The public’s views will be forwarded to the
Columbia City Council before the decision is made on the final transmission
line route.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p></p><p></p></div>