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Council adopts staff interpretation of undergrounding code, limiting new transmission poles in city right‑of‑way
Summary
Wilsonville adopted a staff memorandum interpreting city code to require undergrounding of utilities and to prohibit installation of new high‑voltage transmission poles in the public right‑of‑way; the formal interpretation was adopted by a 5‑0 vote after city attorney briefing.
The Wilsonville City Council voted unanimously on March 17 to adopt a staff memorandum interpreting city code provisions governing undergrounding of utilities, a vote that staff said clarifies that new high‑voltage transmission poles are not permitted in city right‑of‑way under the cited code sections.
City Attorney Amanda Guile Hinman presented a memorandum interpreting Wilsonville Code provisions 3.34 and 4.3–4.32,…
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