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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 17, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ - U <br />SUBJECT• Electrical Easement for Norfolk-Southern Railway Signal Light <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager/County PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Engineer <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Memo from Duke Power to BOCC <br />Right of Way Agreement Provided by <br />Duke Power <br />Memo from Kevin Lindley, Engineering <br />Specialist to Paul Thames, County <br />Engineer <br />GIS (Photo) Map of the Proposed <br />Easement <br />Diagram of Proposed Easement <br />Provided by Duke Power (to be <br />provided at meeting if requested) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Kevin Lindley, Engineering Specialist <br />Ext. 2313 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To provide for BOCC review and approval of an electrical (Duke Power) utility <br />easement for an overhead power line necessary to serve aNorfolk-Southern Railway signal <br />light. <br />BACKGROUND: With BOCC approval, Duke Power will extend electrical service from an <br />existing distribution line at the end of Valley Forge Road, near the Builder's First Source facility, <br />to serve a proposed Norfolk-Southern signal light beside the railroad track. Service will consist <br />of one span of overhead lines run to a new pole to be installed beside the existing side track <br />which services Builder's First Source. <br />Staff has received responses from Duke Power addressing some concerns that had been <br />expressed. These are discussed in an attached memo. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None anticipated. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize <br />the Manager to execute an easement agreement subject to County staff, the building <br />contractor, and Duke Power agreeing on 1) a suitable easement routing that avoids damaging <br />or cutting existing trees and 2) satisfactory (to the County Attorney) easement documents. <br />