City Wants to Make Your Front Yard UGLY!

The Georgetown City Council will meet on February 25, 2020 at 3:30 PM at City Council Chambers, 

SUBJECT: 

Presentation and discussion regarding the Electric Line Extension Policy -- Daniel Bethapudi, General Manager of the Electric Utility 

ITEM SUMMARY:

As a part of the electric utility restructuring, all cost recovery models are being evaluated and updated as needed. The Electric Line Extension Policy has been evaluated and identified for revision.
With a growing utility it is vital to have effective, streamlined processes in place to properly plan for and address the challenges of system growth.

Past policy did not collect all costs prior to construction. The City often spent significant time and resources ahead of construction. This sometimes made it difficult for the City to recoup these costs once construction began. The updated policy evaluates each job and collects all fees and infrastructure costs ahead of construction. 

The revised process works well for both the City and developers as both are aware of the process and costs. 

The new electric line extension policy allows for a streamlined process by which growth pays for growth as it happens.

If you can get through all the jargon in the presentation, you will find that they plan on erecting a pedestal in front yards next to the curb to mount your electric meter.

This makes it easy for the City, but makes your front yard ugly and hard to landscape. Check out these pictures.

Aren't those gray boxes beautiful? They will be in the front yards of all new houses and not on the house wall where they have traditionally been mounted.