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Opposition to power line near US 380 grows
Oncor's biggest fight in getting green energy from West Texas to North Texas will play out in Austin next week.
Oncor wants its new 345 kilovolt transmission lines from Krum to cut through Denton ..."It [the route] comes close to four or five of our educational facilities," said Dr. Curtis Ramsey, Denton ISD trustee.
December 7, 2010
by Jason Whitely
in WFAA TV
DENTON - Oncor's biggest fight in getting green energy from West Texas to North Texas will play out in Austin next week.
Oncor wants its new 345 kilovolt transmission lines from Krum to cut through Denton; then run parallel US 380 before cutting up through Collin County to Anna.
"It [the route] comes close to four or five of our educational facilities," said Dr. Curtis Ramsey, Denton ISD trustee.
Denton schools say the utility's preferred route could undercut the growing district and might drive down home prices, which would have a negative effect on the tax base.
"It's not a case of 'not in... [continue via Web link]
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