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Committee moves FirstEnergy and Rappahannock easement amendments to full board; REC agreement includes $56,000 and up to $3,000 legal fee reimbursement
Summary
The Building and Grounds Committee voted to forward a FirstEnergy easement amendment and a Rappahannock Electric Cooperative easement correction to the full FCPS board. FirstEnergy seeks a 3-pole structure for switches; REC agreed to pay $56,000 plus up to $3,000 in legal fees to resolve plat/easement issues.
The Building and Grounds Committee recommended that two separate utility easement items related to Millbrook High School and a new substation be forwarded to the full Frederick County Public Schools board for approval.
FirstEnergy: Mr. Lee introduced a FirstEnergy request described as a language change (not a boundary change) to a 1959 easement that currently specifies a two-pole structure. FirstEnergy representatives said engineering requires a three-pole structure to install switches that allow sectionalizing and backfeeding to the Rappahannock substation. Company representatives explained the three-pole configuration will accommodate the switches and noted modest dimensional differences: the existing two-post structure was described as 65 feet tall and the…
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