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Council agrees to seek DOT/DNR grant for Ironwood Estates screening and plantings
Summary
After residents urged restoration of screening along the DOT right-of-way, staff presented four options for the cleared transmission line right-of-way; council approved Option 4 — pursue a DOT/DNR grant for planting and accept required maintenance responsibilities if funded.
Staff from Ames Electric and Parks & Recreation updated council on the recent right-of-way clearing connected to a multi-year 69kV transmission line rebuild that runs along DOT right-of-way by Ironwood Estates. Don (Ames Electric) said the work cleared scrub and brush to allow safe rebuilding of the line and that the contractor will return for final cleanup; staff presented options…
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