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Plymouth approves easement with ATC as residents urge reroute of proposed transmission line near Nichols Creek
Summary
The Plymouth City Council approved an easement with American Transmission Company (ATC) for Substation Number 5 after several residents raised health, agricultural and environmental concerns about a proposed high-voltage transmission route that they say would cross homes, farms and Nichols Creek, a Class 1 trout stream.
The Plymouth City Council on a 5-3 vote approved an easement with American Transmission Company (ATC) to allow work, equipment staging and future maintenance at Substation Number 5, while residents urged the council to press ATC to change a planned high-voltage transmission route that they say would affect homes, livestock and Nichols Creek.
The easement, presented by Tim Blakesley, the city administrator, mirrors the city’s standard agreement for other substations and has been reviewed by outside counsel. "Staff does recommend approval of the easement as presented," Blakesley told the council before members moved and seconded the measure.
The vote followed a sustained public comment period in which speakers described environmental and property impacts they expect if the…
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