Background
The City has learned that South Carolina Electric and Gas
is planning an upgrade of electric transmission lines in Beaufort.
Current transmission facilities are 46kv lines, bringing power in from
generation plants north of Beaufort. Upgraded lines are currently
planned to follow the same general route, but will be upgraded to 115kv.
This will require the acquisition of easements, and installation of
larger poles along the proposed route.
The City is currently assessing the
impact this upgrade will have on existing neighborhoods. City Council
has appointed a task force to review the proposed upgrade and make
recommendations on solutions for mitigating or eliminating the impact on
neighborhoods along the route. The task force will present its
first report to City Council on November 14th at the regularly scheduled
City Council meeting (6 p.m.; County Council Chambers).
Please take a moment to review the route
map above and the attached resources on electric service in the City.
If you have any questions or comments on this project, please submit
them
here.
Final
Draft Report - 6/5/2007
Withdraw letter from
David S. Lott - 6/8/2007