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Resident urges commission to weigh tree‑canopy and grid benefits when costing buried power lines
3032440 · April 16, 2025
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Summary
A District 8 resident told the Environmental Commission that burying power lines should be modeled for tree‑canopy and energy‑use benefits, not only simple 1:1 construction costs; the commission received the comment during public communication on April 16.
Stephanie Simmons, a District 8 resident, used the Environmental Commission’s public‑communication slot on April 16 to ask the commission to consider tree‑canopy and energy benefits when evaluating the costs of burying overhead power lines.
Simmons said she had reviewed materials from a…
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