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I I I Council Meeting Minutes June 10, 1986 Public Hearings, continued Resident asked, if the power lines go underground, what will happen with existing telephone and Group W cable lines and what the cost would be; Benke stated the franchise with Group W is that underground phones have underground cable; and noted that NSP would bear the cost of putting any overhead lines into an under- ground system. Resident feels the people should be told about the big boxes that go into front yards; Pritchard reviewed where the boxes currently exist. Benke asked if the overhead transformers would be replaced by a like number of boxes; Pritchard stated they would. Benke asked what type of landscaping NSP would provide; Pritchard stated NSP provides no landscaping, usually homeowner plants some shrubs around the boxes and learn to listen to the hum. Pritchard further stated that years ago NSP tried to bury the boxes but found it costly because they then created a high failure rate. Schmidt stated Group W's experience with underground construction was not a viable experience; all of the consumers selected under- ground and the city paid those costs. Benke stated he had received a survey and was surprised at the number who supported the underground. Paul Sjolund, 1927 Long Lake Road, is paying $2.00 per month for underground services and received a response from NSP that any power lines that would be moved back, would be moved back to the lot line so they would never have to be moved again. Stated that Long Lake Road is very visible to the community and, regarding a hazard, when services are interrupted, lines have been known to fall on cars, etc. Sjolund further stated he feels putting in cables while the road is being upgraded would be similar to in- stalling cable in new developments. Barb Damon, 1667 Daisy Court, stated she has underground and feels underground on Long Lake Road would enhance the aesthetics. Hugo Hyatt, 1903 Daisy Court, has underground; has not had service interrupted in the past eight years; if council decides to go un- derground, why not go between the street and the side walk. Benke believes that is where it would go and that place ment could be coordinated with street grading. Walter Martin, 17th Avenue, lives one block off Long Lake Road and asked if the lines behind his house would be underground; Benke stated the lines are connected to overheads on Long Lake Road, and that only the line from Long Lake Road to the first pole would be undergrounded. Page Thirteen