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Board denies Duke Energy easement memorandum for underground connection through Lake Townsend Park
Summary
After residents and commissioners raised conservation and equity concerns, the board voted 4-0 to deny a Duke Energy memorandum of understanding to place underground transmission connectors through Lake Townsend Park and associated preserve lands.
Hernando County commissioners voted 4-0 March 11 to deny a proposed memorandum of understanding and easement request from Duke Energy to install underground distribution lines and equipment through portions of Lake Townsend Park and adjacent preserve lands.
Duke Energy representatives told the board the installation was a limited, primarily underground connection to link a solar project to the existing grid and that the easement had been reduced to a 75-foot corridor, with most infrastructure…
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