ST9302-CS 941117 (2) PUDliC Utilities Commission
Robert Gee
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Austin, Texas 78757
Mr. Gee,
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. I am a resident of the
Woodridge neighborhood in Coppell, Texas. I am writing this letter in
regards to the possibility of upgrading the power poles along Sandy
Lake Road in Coppell. As you know, this issue is of great concern to
myself as well as the citizens of Coppell. Sandy Lake Road is a major
artery through many neighborhoods in Coppell. When the Sandy Lake
expansion is completed, Coppell will have a modern and efficient
roadway that will enhance the city for years to come. In my opinion, the
A majority of Sandy Lake Road is new power poles should not be erected along Sandy Lake Road.
bordered by residential neighborhoods.
When the easement was acquired 50 years ago, Sandy Lake was
bordered by farms and pasture land. Today, Sandy Lake runs down the
center of a high density community. What was a right decision 50 years
ago is not a good choice for today.
The PUC has very strict guidelines when considering placement of new
power lines through an area. Guidelines such as lines no closer than 200
feet from homes and 1000 feet from schools. It seems strange that the
same guidelines do not apply when considering upgraded lines in a
high density community. The power poles on the south side of Sandy
Lake will run within 70 feet of hundreds of homes. I am very concerned
about the possible health concerns and loss of property value of those
homes.
Please give this matter the same consideration you would if these where
new lines going into a new area. I understand there are existing lines
that were there when the homes were bought. But these are wooden
The proposed upgrade power poll
works well in industrial and poles that look no different than most residential telephone poles. To
commercial settings, but is upgrade them now to huge metal power lines is a major change that I
inappropriate for residential
environments. feel warrants the same careful consideration and impact studies that
would be given to any new easement.
Please consider this matter as a situation that needs to be corrected now
to benefit all of us in the future. Thank you in advance for your
attention to this matter.
Regards,