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Council approves Portland General Electric franchise ordinance allowing utility work in Mount Angel public ways
Summary
The Mount Angel council voted to adopt Ordinance No. 72 granting Portland General Electric a nonexclusive franchise to construct, maintain and operate electric utility infrastructure in city streets and public ways; the motion passed on roll call with the council voting "Aye."
The Mount Angel City Council approved Ordinance No. 72, granting Portland General Electric Company a nonexclusive electric utility franchise to construct, maintain and operate electric facilities in the city’s streets and other public ways and repealing a prior ordinance. Council action followed a second reading of the ordinance and a brief staff review; a council member moved to approve and a second was recorded.
The clerk called the roll after the motion; each listed councilor on the roll call was recorded voting "Aye" and one councilor was recorded absent. The motion passed.
The ordinance authorizes PGE to use public ways under the terms in the franchise agreement included in the council packet; staff indicated most material information had been presented at the prior meeting and no significant new amendments were introduced during the second reading.
The council’s approval completes the local legal step needed for the franchise; implementation, construction schedules and any permits will follow the agreement’s terms and any required permitting reviews.
