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Ultimately, the power for the south side of Harmony will need to come from the
existing electric vault at the S.E. corner of College & Harmony. I originally told
the developer that, as provided in our rules & regulations, he is required to
provide off -site easements to our source.
When they approached the owners of the little commercial site at the S.E. corner,
those owners wanted over $100k for the easement which will not impact their site
at all. Having this uncooperative owner, we started looking at alternatives.
The only other choice is for us to bore Harmony Rd, about 50 ft. or so west of the
Supportive Housing site, to a power source we have on the north side of
Harmony.
While it is true that the Harmony bore will be able to serve additional sites on the
south side of Harmony, this will only be an interim arrangement until we can
install power to the S.E. corner of College/Harmony.
For that reason, I told the representative of the Supportive Housing project that
they will need to pay the cost of the bore (estimated at $4,000) and the utility will
pay the cost of installing the power line in the bore and on to their site. They will
still also be responsible for normal electric development charges.
It is not a certainty that boring across Harmony will be successful. It is such a
wide road with multiple other utilities to cross with unknown soil conditions. My
best guess is that we will be able to complete the bore, but there are no
guarantees until it is completed.
If for any reason we cannot complete the bore, the only option left is the College
Harmony vault and trying to negotiate a more reasonable amount to pay for the
easement, or possibly condemnation. Unfortunately, condemnation will take at
least 6 months to complete and the courts could still award the grantor more
money that we think is appropriate.
If you have any questions, let me know. I will be out of the office after today,
returning on Tuesday July 3rd.
Doug
Doug Martine
Electric Project Engineering Supervisor
(970)224-6152
dmartine fcgov.com
Ted Shepard -Harmony bore Page 1
From: Doug Martine
To: Ted Shepard
Date: 06/21 /2007 10:57:20 AM
Subject: Harmony bore
Ted,
Janet showed me your question about boring under Harmony. Since that is my project, I will tell you what
I know.
Ultimately, the power for the south side of Harmony will need to come from the existing electric vault at the
S.E. corner of College & Harmony. I originally told the developer that as provided in our rules &
regulations, he is required to provide off -site easements to our source. When they approached the
owners of the little commercial site at the S.E. corner, the owners wanted over $100k for the easement
which will not impact their site at all. Having this uncooperative owner, we started looking at alternatives.
The only other choice is for us to bore Harmony Rd, about 50 ft. or so west of the Supportive Housing site,
to a power source we have on the north side of Harmony. While it is true that the Harmony bore will be
able to serve additional sites on the south side of Harmony, this will only be an interim arrangement until
we can install power to the S. E. corner of College/Harmony. For that reason, I told the representative of
the Supportive Housing project that they will need to pay the cost of the bore (estimated at $4,000) and
the utility will pay the cost of installing the power line in the bore and on to their site. They will still also be
responsible for normal electric development charges. It is not a certainty that boring across Harmony will
be successful. It is such a wide road with multiple other utilities to cross with unknown soil conditions. My
best guess is that we will be able to complete the bore, but there are no guarantees until it is completed. If
for any reason we cannot complete the bore, the only option left is the College Harmony vault and trying to
negotiate a more reasonable amount to pay for the easement, or possibly condemnation. Unfortunately,
condemnation will take at least 6 months to complete and the courts could still award the grantor more
money that we think is appropriate.
If you have any questions, let me know. I will be out of the office after today, returning on Tuesday July
3rd.
Doug
Doug Martine
Electric Project Engineering Supervisor
(970)224-6152
dmartine@fcgov.com
CC: Janet Mctague