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Board approves Southline Transmission franchise; developer projects $8M—pre-commercial, $37M post-commercial tax revenue estimate
Summary
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted 2-0 (one not voting) to adopt Resolution 26-03 granting an electric-services franchise to Southline Transmission LLC. Developer Christina Tamayo said the project is an independent transmission build that could generate an estimated $8 million in pre-commercial property tax revenue and about $37 million once energized over the asset's life.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted on Feb. 24 to adopt Resolution 26-03, granting an electric-services franchise to Southline Transmission LLC to build transmission lines across the county.
County staff said Arizona law permits a county board to grant a franchise allowing private entities to use county rights of way for transmission. Christina Tamayo, a project developer who identified herself as affiliated with Grid United and described the…
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