[Electrans-l] Monday Night Electric Transmission Line Project Public Hearing

[Southern Columbia Electric Transmission Line project]

Monday Night Electric Transmission Line Project Public Hearing

PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY

 July 15

Columbia City Council Meeting

meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.

701 E. Broadway

City Council Chambers



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 Peach Court 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.



After gathering input from those living in the area, three possible routes
to run the lines were developed: Options A, B, and B2. A survey was
available from November through January to gain perspective on the
selection criteria and the most favorable route. 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. The City Council will also decide if the lines should be
built overhead or underground. Once these two items have been decided,
Columbia Water & Light will do the transmission line design for the
selected route and develop the final costs of the project.



For more information about this project:

http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/WaterandLight/Electric/ProposedElectricTransmission.php
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