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Vine City residents protest proposed Georgia Power substation; ask council for help
Summary
Residents and local leaders told the City Council that Georgia Power notified them of plans to build a second substation near Vine City with a planned groundbreaking date; speakers urged the company and the city to relocate the project to a nonresidential site such as Centennial Yards or the Gulch.
Residents from Vine City and surrounding neighborhoods told the City Council during public comment that Georgia Power plans to place a second electromagnetic substation near Northside Drive, two blocks from school sites and near residential blocks, and that community members object to the siting.
Former councilmember and community leader Abel Mabel Thomas said Georgia Power had “been working on this situation” for two years and…
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