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Denison council rezones 6.2 acres for Encore substation after resident objections
Summary
The City Council approved rezoning about 6.2 acres near Harbor Road and Highway 84 to light-industrial to allow an Encore distribution substation. Encore said the station is needed for regional load growth; nearby residents raised concerns about property values, proximity and alternate sites.
The Denison City Council on March 3 approved rezoning roughly 6.2 acres near Harbor Road and U.S. Highway 84 from a planned development overlay to light industrial to accommodate an electrical distribution substation to be built by Encore.
City planning staff told the council the parcel sits within the Preston Harbor planned development and that an electrical substation is not listed as an allowed use under the existing plan-development standards, prompting the rezoning request. "The need is to address the load growth in this region, specifically this North Denison region," said Seth Sampson, Encore's siting specialist.
The rezoning drew extended public comment from nearby property owners. Stan Johnson, who said his family has held property…
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