Mr. Steven R. Hatch, Attorney for LCRA, addressed the Court
stating there were several people at the meeting from LCRA
that were in a better position to answer questions concerning
the project. Mr. Allen Kunze, engineer at LCRA, was
introduced. He told the Court that in 1984 LCRA was looking
at property for a new substation in the Kerrville South area.
They found a piece of property in the Riverhill area on Hwy.
16 that suited their needs. Then LCRA sold to KPUB and KPUB
said the site would not do. Mr. Bill Taylor, Manager of
KPUB, said they needed a substation closer to the load.
There are three lines now and they are overloaded, and they
need one closer to the Riverhill Mall and the Kerrville State
Hospital, which are the main sources of the load.
They will install an ascetic fence, foliage and make the
front of the station resemble a house. LCRA owns the land
and KPUB will pay for electricity.
Commissioner Holekamp ask who owns the property on Hwy. 16
close to Riverhill. Allen Kunze replied that LCRA owns the
property and it will be used for a future site, with lines
running from Rimrock to Riverhill; but, they will have to
see if there is a big enough load in that area.
Hext Mr. Skip Plangman, Chairman of the Community Action
Group, Inc., addressed the Court and reported they were in
opposition to the project. The CAG does realize there is no
legal way that Commissioners' Court can not replat the
property. Mr. Plangman said that CAG hoe met with KPUB 8
LCRA three times. At the first meeting he was told 1 mile of
feedline was all that was required; but, at the last meeting
he was told 3 miles of feedline was required. He waa also
told there was a stipulation in the land contract that said,
if the substation was not built, then LCRA does not own the
property. At the last meeting he was told there was no
stipulation and that LCRA owns the property. CAG believes
that LCRA should use the existing transformer site on State
Hwy. 16 South, known as Riverhill, which was purchased in
1985 and is cleared, graded and fenced.
He also stated, that to their knowledge, no study had
conclusively proved that the powerful electrical fields
emanating from large voltage transmission lines do not have
an adverse effect upon the health of residents whose homes
are nearby. Mr. Frank Davis, representative from the
engineering firm of Epeey Huston, rho prepared the
environmental study for the project, stated that it ras not
uncommon to have that many homes in an area of powerful
electrical Fields and transmission lines. and sometimes in
`~ larger cities it is a lot more. Mr. Davis also presented the
Court with an aerial photograph depicting alternate
transmission line routes.
CAG requested that Commissioners' Court adopt a resolution
requesting that LCRA & KPUH use the existing property on Hry.
16 near Riverhill for their substation.
Mr. Robert Jacks, a landorner in the Rimrock area, asked Mr.
Bill Taylor about the load loss it they use the Hry. 16
property, and is it not true you have load losses on all
substations? Mr. Taylor replied that losses are less the
closer you are to your load. Mr. Jacks then asked Mr. Allen
Kunze. if you had not sold to KPUB. could you have considered
Rimrock or would you have used Riverhill? Mr. Kunze replied
they would have used Riverhill. Mr. Jacks stated that all of
these people's biggest asset vas their home and that it would
beat serve the people. if LCRA b KPUB use the Hwy. 16
property.
Mr. Bob Haynes eddreaaed the Court next and stated he
represented 27 houses on Catalina Court, of which Ball Drive
is the entrance, located in Summerhill Estates 1 b 2. He
presented the Court with a letter and a map of the area and
stated he feels exactly the same as CAG.