LCRA Transmission board authorizes potential eminent-domain use for Elgin-area transmission easement
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The LCRA Transmission Services Corporation board authorized staff Nov. 12 to pursue condemnation if necessary to acquire an easement in Bastrop County for the Elgin–Elgin Tap T728 transmission-line overhaul; staff said current easements date to 1975 and initial offers were based on a third‑party appraisal.
The LCRA Transmission Services Corporation board on Nov. 12 approved staff authorization to use the power of eminent domain, if necessary, to acquire an easement in Bastrop County supporting the Elgin–Elgin Tap T728 transmission-line overhaul.
Mister Summerall, the real‑estate lead for transmission, told the board the item requests authorization only to proceed to condemnation if negotiations with the landowner fail. "The current easements on this project date back to 1975 and we are amending the existing corridor," Summerall said, adding that initial offers were made based on a third‑party appraisal and staff have been negotiating with the landowner.
Summerall said the request before the board includes one easement amendment required for the project and that staff seek Board authorization to pursue condemnation only as a last resort. A director moved the motion and the board approved it by voice vote; the transcript does not record a roll‑call tally of individual votes.
What happens next: staff will continue negotiations with landowners, proceed with condemnation only if an agreement cannot be reached, and coordinate required rights‑of‑way work with project design and scheduling.
