<div dir="ltr"><p><span style="font-size:26pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">Electric Transmission Line Project</span></p><p><span style="font-size:26pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">Public Hearing</span></p>
<p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">PUBLIC COMMENT </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">OPPORTUNITY</span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">July 15</span></p><p><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">Columbia</span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'"> </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">City</span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'"> Council Meeting</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">meeting starts at </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">7:00 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow';font-size:18pt">701 E. Broadway</span></p><p><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">City Council Chambers</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">The City Council could also hold public hearings on August 5 and August 19, if they feel they are needed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">Columbia Water & Light needs to build new transmission lines in the southern part of our community to meet electric needs and meet federal reliability standards. The transmission lines will connect the new Mill Creek substation on </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">Peach Court</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'"> with existing substations. Transmission lines move energy from where it is produced to substations, which lower the voltage for distribution lines to carry the power to homes and businesses.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">After gathering input from those living in the area, three possible routes to run the lines were developed: Options A, B, and B2. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">A survey was available from November through January to gain perspective on the selection criteria and the most favorable route. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'">Seventy-six percent of survey respondents selected Option A as the best route for the transmission lines. Both the Water and Light Advisory Board and Columbia Water & Light staff are recommending to the City Council that they select Option A. Before deciding on the final route, the Columbia City Council will hear comments from the public.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow'"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow'">For more information about this project:</span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow'"><a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/WaterandLight/Electric/ProposedElectricTransmission.php" target="_blank">http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/WaterandLight/Electric/ProposedElectricTransmission.php</a></span></p>
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