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Louisville City Council Meeting July 18, 2000 Page 8 there are some misconceptions about who will be benefiting from the expansion of the power lines. She stressed that under-grounding the power lines would be a benefit for the entire community. She stated she believed this to be an open space issue. She expressed her concern that the critical facts are not getting to the public. Frosty Woolridge, 1458 Ford Place, Louisville, CO urged Council to bury the power lines for aesthetic reasons. He noted that this is a growth problem and that earlier this year he presented Council with a proposal to control overpopulation. Woolridge urged Council to bury the power lines. Sarah Smith, 788 West Tamarisk Street, Louisville, CO voiced her concern about the appearance of the poles. She stated that the service line would serve more than just Louisville. She referred to an article in the Daily Camera, which indicated that PSCo, if unsuccessful with their SRU application, might attempt to circumvent the procedure. She noted that this is a tough issue for everyone involved; the City, the citizens and PSCo. She asked Council to bury the power line. James Keener, 788 W. Lois Court, Louisville, CO agreed with PSCo that there is an increase in power needs. He stated that PSCo is a large for-profit company, and would greatly benefit from the upgrade. He stated that the solution is to bury power lines and not degrade the community with above ground power lines. He urged Council to reject the PSCo SRU application. He stated that status quo is better than the proposal offered by PSCo. He also referred the Daily Camera article which indicated that PSCo would circumvent the Council through the Public Utilities Commission. Ron Sackett, 625 Augusta Drive, Louisville, CO stated that he was a newcomer to Louisville, but his son and family have lived here for some time. He noted that he had always enjoyed visiting Louisville and felt that everything should be done to preserve the community. He recommended that Council stay the course and urged them to pursue burying power lines. Tim Hoar, 762 West Willow, Louisville, CO stated that he lives right next to the power lines. He noted that the need to improve the power lines is very clear, however, the issue of above ground power lines is not clear. He stated that above ground power lines is not the solution. He stated he believed that PSCo submitted an artificially inflated cost estimate for burying the power lines. He stated that the power is dedicated to select customers. He noted that, given the above ground poles have a 70-year life span, he would urge Council to amend the proposal to require burying the power lines. Michael Gheleta, 761 Pear Court, Louisville, CO stated that he had addressed the issue earlier this year. He noted that PSCo has permission to use right-of-way, however the 8