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Planning Commission recommends city council approve electric easement on Hemlock Drive
Summary
The Murfreesboro Planning Commission voted to recommend that the city council accept a dedication of an electric easement on city-owned property along Hemlock Drive to allow Middle Tennessee Electric to relocate power lines for Davenport Station Subdivision Phase 6.
The Murfreesboro Planning Commission on Jan. 8 recommended that the city council accept a dedication of an electric easement on city-owned property along Hemlock Drive to allow Middle Tennessee Electric to relocate overhead lines to accommodate phase 6 of the Davenport Station Subdivision.
Staff planner Sloan Lewis told the commission the easement application is a "mandatory referral" and described the purpose as relocating power lines to accommodate the subdivision. "An exhibit depicting the location of the proposed easement is included in the agenda materials," Lewis said. Staff recommended recommending approval to the city council subject to two conditions requiring MTE (or a designee) to provide legal instruments for dedication and to record those instruments, including payment of recording fees.
Commission members asked no substantive questions during the hearing and a motion to recommend approval subject to staff comments carried on a roll call vote. The recorded votes were: Miss Abelwater — yes; Mr. Carroll — yes; Mr. Harris — yes; Vice Chair Halliburton — yes; Mr. Prince — yes; Mr. Wright — yes; Chair Jones — yes.
The approval is a recommendation to city council; the council must take formal action before the easement is dedicated and recorded. Staff and the applicant will prepare the legal documents for the city's legal department to review if the council approves the dedication.
